Tag: squid

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Falklands government defines Illex fishing and transhipment licences in 2022

  

  At the final Executive Council meeting of the Legislative Assembly, elected members considered and approved recommendations concerning Illex fishing and transhipment licenses for 2022.

• Saturday, July 3rd 2021 - 07:40 UTC

  China launches three month squid fishing moratorium in South West Atlantic, official release

  

  China officially launches its voluntary fishing moratorium on the high seas from July this year to preserve squid resources in open waters, according to a resolution from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on June 28 and reported by the Xinhua news agency.

• Friday, June 4th 2021 - 09:17 UTC

  Baby squid sent to the Space Station for scientific experiments

  

  A resupply mission has reached the International Space Station (ISS) with fresh supplies for the astronauts, including new solar arrays and...for the first time ever two batches of tiny squids for a scientific experiment.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Jigging fleet finds large squid off Falklands – season not over yet

  

  As the catching season seemed over for Puerto Deseado's fleet, the new finding brought relief to the squid sector and work now may continue for a while.

• Monday, September 21st 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  China claims coronavirus was found on packaging of imported squid from Russia

  

  Authorities in China's northeastern Jilin province have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported squid, health authorities in the city of Fuyu said on Sunday, urging anyone who may have bought it to get themselves tested.

• Saturday, February 1st 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Argentine squid catches during January below 2018/19 averages

  

  The first report of squid catches from the Argentine season, south of parallel 44, indicate that daily averages were below those of similar seasons in 2018 and 2019. The INIDEP report, ”Argentine Squid, Season 2020, Report to 27 January (four weeks)” shows that the 58-jigger fleet caught some 10.649 tons, with average catches during weeks 2 and 4, of 17 and 27 tons per day, below the 32 to 40 tons per day in 2018 and 2019.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 14:10 UTC

  Argentine jiggers begin squid season south of parallel 44

  

  This Friday begins the Argentine squid season to the south of parallel 44, and west of meridian 62. Last year's season was encouraging with daily catches averaging 25/30 tons per jigger, however towards the end of April tonnage dropped dramatically, and the season was cut short.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands' catches for calamari squid and hake have risen sustainedly

  

  Falkland Islands' catches for calamari squid and hake have risen substantially over five years. Statistics were outlined at Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

• Friday, October 18th 2019 - 10:36 UTC

  Argentina advances the 2020 squid season: 10 January

  

  Argentina's Federal Fishing Council ratified the anticipated start of the 2020 squid season following a request from the fishing organizations and the technical support from Inidep, Argentina's fisheries research and development institute, located in Mar del Plata.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 13:12 UTC

  Hake, squid and scallops will access EU free of tariffs as soon as deal with Mercosur becomes effective

  

  Fisheries exports from Mercosur member countries which now face tariffs ranging from 8% to 15% in the European Union will see them gradually disappear during a seven-year period, according to the terms of the wide-ranging strategic trade and cooperation agreement signed this week between the two blocks.