Tag: squid

• Tuesday, December 13th 2016 - 16:17 UTC

  Sorry, “no fish and chips, what about some squid and chips”; UK waters warming

  

  The traditional British fish supper could be replaced by the likes of squid as the waters around the UK's shores grow warmer, say government scientists. Squid and other fish that thrive in warmer waters, such as sardines and anchovy, are flourishing around the North Sea, according to fisheries data. Squid are now being caught at 60% of survey stations in the North Sea, compared with 20% in the 1980s, but the likes of cod are heading north, away from British waters.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 07:00 UTC

  Spanish scientists analyze European and veined squid diets

  

  A group of Spanish scientists has analyzed for the first time the European and veined squid diet in the Mediterranean. European squid (Loligo vulgaris) and veined squid (Loligo forbesii) are two morphologically nearly identical species that inhabit the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

• Thursday, July 3rd 2014 - 06:45 UTC

  Argentine squid industry concerned with a significant drop in prices

  

  A significant decline in catches of squid (Illex argentinus) in Argentine waters at the end of the season, has forced the return to port of several Argentine flagged jiggers, according to a report this week from the country's Coast Guard station in Mar del Plata.

• Friday, June 20th 2014 - 06:29 UTC

  Antibiotic-resistant “superbug” detected South Korea raw squid

  

  A dangerous antibiotic-resistant “superbug” has been found in the North American food supply for the first time, according to researchers from the University of Saskatchewan.

• Wednesday, May 7th 2014 - 01:44 UTC

  Falklands: Slow start but sprint finish for 2014 squid fishery

  

  In the last 25 years, the squid fishery has been one of the major contributors to the economy of the Falkland Islands. It is unique in the world as about 80 per cent of the total annual catch is squid. Both Illex and Loligo squid have annual life cycles, with a new generation recruiting into the fishery every year

• Monday, March 31st 2014 - 12:01 UTC

  Falklands reports record catches of Loligo and Illex squid

  

  Falkland Islands is reporting record catches of Illex and Loligo squid this season. News first arrived last Sunday when it was announced that local jiggers had caught the highest daily catch and highest catch rate of Loligo squid since at least 2000.

• Thursday, March 27th 2014 - 08:19 UTC

  Peruvians encouraged by the squid potential in the area recovered from Chile

  

  The 50,000 square kilometers of maritime space Peru gained from the favorable ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, on the border dispute with Chile, have a potential fishing activity that includes 200,000 tons of Peruvian squid, according to the country's Sea Institute, (Imarpe).

• Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:48 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exports recovered in 2013 with an increase in volume and value

  

  Argentina fisheries exports reached 1.495 billion dollars last year which represents an 11.3% increase in value and 14.9% in volume compared to 2012, according to a report from the private consultant Investigaciones Economicas Sectoriales, IES. Squid played a leading role by doubling catches in 2013 with an extended season.

• Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 11:56 UTC

  Argentine squid exports increased 84% last year compared to 2012

  

  Argentina fisheries exports reached 441,255 tons in 2013, up 19.6% over the previous year when 368,915 tons were shipped abroad. Among the items with outstanding performance figures squid with over 100.000 tons and 84% higher than in 2012, according to the official stats from Argentina's Senasa, National Health and Food Quality Service.

• Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 20:40 UTC

  Argentina’s squid fisheries policy “inconsistent and unsustainable” says expert

  

  Argentina’s latest government’s decisions on squid fishing show that the country’s fisheries policy is “inconsistent and unsustainable,” according to the president of Assistance Food Argentina SA and director of Assistance Food America Inc., Dr. Cesar Augusto Lerena.