Tag: John Barton

• Friday, February 14th 2014 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands coming Illex season encouraging: 51 licenses have already been taken

  

  The Falkland Islands coming Illex season has been described as encouraging because out of 100 available jigger licenses 51 have been taken up and £5.6 million has been received so far, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton.

• Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 01:05 UTC

  Uruguay is the natural gateway to Mercosur markets Falkland Islands businessmen told

  

  A visiting delegation from the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce heard on Monday from the Vice-Chairman of the Uruguay-British Chamber of Commerce, Guillermo Wild, that Uruguay offered unrivalled opportunities for trade and access to Latin American markets.

• Friday, May 31st 2013 - 07:04 UTC

  Falklands fines Korea and Taiwan companies for straddling in Argentine waters

  

  Falkland Islands Government Director of Natural Resources John Barton said that he is confident that there won’t be any repetition in the future of recent offences by companies licensed to fish in Falklands waters.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 05:02 UTC

  Falklands’ mission to learn from the oil experiences of Norway and Shetlands

  

  Senior members from the Falkland Islands government have left for Norway and the Shetland Islands on an experiences-fact-finding mission as the Islands prepare for oil production in the near future.

• Sunday, October 7th 2012 - 13:33 UTC

  Falkland Islands: High catches lower prices

  

  The Falklands fishing industry has encountered the highest Loligo squid catch for 16 years, however, this could negatively affect the price for the industry.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Falklands' 2013 fisheries catch limits similar to this year’s

  

  The Falkland Islands total allowable effort and catch limits for 2013 will be largely the same as in 2012 it was agreed at the Islands’ Fisheries Committee Meeting this week.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:33 UTC

  Falklands claim Argentina wants to decimate Illex fishery: “environmental terrorism”

  

  Argentina has no interest whatsoever in fisheries conservation, Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Cheryl Roberts stated this week, and Director of Natural Resources John Barton believes an Argentine action aimed at undermining the Falklands fishery is likely to have a negative impact on their own fishery.

• Thursday, July 5th 2012 - 07:26 UTC

  Falklands’ government confirms Grenadier licensed fishery

  

  The Falkland Islands government will be setting a Grenadier licensed fishery on a test basis to assess the potential and evolution of the species. The decision was announced by the Falklands’ Executive Council after its latest monthly meeting and following the presentation of a paper with the proposition.

• Monday, June 18th 2012 - 21:58 UTC

  Minister Browne inaugurates new Falklands’ Fisheries Department building

  

  The Falkland Islands new Fisheries Department building adjacent to the Agriculture Department was officially opened by the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jeremy Browne during his recent visit to the Islands.

• Friday, June 15th 2012 - 11:16 UTC

  Falklands taking steps to establish licensed fishery for grenadier

  

  The Falkland Islands fishing industry is taking steps are to establish a licensed fishery for grenadier for an initial period of three years. In 2009 the option of converting the grenadier fishery from exploratory status to an ITQ fishery was considered, but not progressed.