Tag: Patagonian toothfish

• Friday, March 7th 2014 - 04:48 UTC

  MSC Certification for Falkland Islands Toothfish reflects high management standards

  

  Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification has been granted to the Falklands Islands Toothfish longline fishery, announced on Thursday Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. (CFL). The fishery is the first in the Falkland Islands to be certified and reflects the high standards of fisheries management and environmental measures practised within the Islands on the Patagonian toothfish fishery.

• Monday, February 10th 2014 - 03:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands' Fortuna incorporates MSC ice-class longliner 'Tronio'

  

  Fortuna Ltd, one of the Falkland Islands leading fishing companies announced the incorporation to their Falklands registered fleet of the 55-meter ice class longliner 'Tronio', specifically designed for ice fishing in Antarctica.

• Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:17 UTC

  South Georgia will issue two-year licenses for toothfish and icefish

  

  The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has announced it will issue two-year fishing licenses to companies who successfully apply to fish for toothfish and icefish in the SGSSI Maritime Zone, reports the South Georgia Newsletter latest edition.

• Monday, October 21st 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentina established a TAC of 312.000 tons of hake for the current year

  

  Argentina's National Fisheries Coordination Agency reported that the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) established fishing quotas for hake (Merluccius hubbsi) for the current year: 277,000 tons for the south area (south of parallel 41°SL) and 35,000 tons for the north area (north of parallel 41°SL).

• Thursday, August 1st 2013 - 03:33 UTC

  South Georgia company sponsors research on toothfish sustainability

  

  Georgia Seafood is sponsoring pioneering research into the reproductive behaviour of the Patagonian Toothfish in South Georgia. Director of Georgia Seafood Stuart Wallace explained that in a market that demands sustainability it is important to the company that they support the science underpinning that aim.