Tag: jigger

• Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 01:07 UTC

  Falklands’ encouraging Illex season: 88 jigging licences issued

  

  Following on from the appearance of what appears to have been more jiggers than normal in Stanley harbour recently, Falkland Islands Director of Natural Resources John Barton says there are some 80 Illex jiggers licensed and fishing in Falkland Islands zones at present, and 88 jigging licences have been issued.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 00:57 UTC

  Argentine industry satisfied with first landings from the Illex squid season

  

  The first Argentine jiggers returning to the port of Mar del Plata to land their catches are reporting good volumes of Illex Argentinus and are eager to return to sea, according to the Argentine fisheries news magazine Pescare.

• Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 18:57 UTC

  Jiggers queue early for the Falkland Islands Illex squid licenses

  

  MORE than thirty, mainly Taiwanese, jiggers crowded into Stanley Harbour early this week prior to the beginning of the Falkland Islands Illex fishery season.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 20:41 UTC

  Argentine jiggers pleased with current squid season catch levels

  

  Argentina’s catches of squid (Illex argentinus) are averaging 20 tons per day and there’s no activity outside the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to the first landing reports.

• Monday, January 10th 2011 - 06:23 UTC

  Argentina: Uncertainty ahead of 2011 squid season

  

  The limited presence of squid (Illex argentinus) at mile 201, outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is of concern to the local squid jigger fleet, which fear that something similar might happen this year in national waters.