Tag: rock cod

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 - 07:07 UTC

  Falklands with “no big concentrations of Illex” this season, which is “worrying”

  

  Early indications from scientific surveys are showing “no big concentrations of Illex,” in the Falkland Islands waters or on the high seas, “which is worrying,” said Falkland Islands Government Senior Fisheries Scientist Sasha Arkhipkin as reported by the Penguin News.

• Saturday, November 6th 2010 - 08:04 UTC

  Falklands’ fishing industry concerned with levels of rock cod discarded

  

  More than 15,000 tonnes of rock cod has been discarded so far this year from the Falkland Islands finfish fisheries. Rock cod has taken over from Southern Blue Whiting as the key finfish species in local waters, but such high volumes of waste are a concern for industry regulators.