Tag: squid

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:41 UTC

  Argentine fish exports stable at 365.372 tons during first ten months of 2011

  

  Argentina exported 365.372 tons of fish and shellfish valued at 1.16 billion dollars in the first ten months of 2011, according to statistics from the National Health Service and Food Quality, Senasa. Hake, shrimp and squid were the three main items in that order.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Falklands condemns Argentina for early opening of the Illex fishery

  

  The new Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Company Association condemned Argentina for their two month early opening of their illex (squid) fishing season, “with complete disregard for conservation of the stock”.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2011 - 00:11 UTC

  International coalition promotes network of Antarctica marine protected areas

  

  A new international coalition is working to set up a network of designated marine protected areas (MPA) and no-take marine reserves in the oceans surrounding Antarctica.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Argüello claims the UK is ‘stealing’ fisheries resources from Argentine Malvinas

  

  Jorge Argüello, Argentina's permanent representative to the United Nations, accused the United Kingdom of stealing Argentine fisheries resources around the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 16:37 UTC

  Rare glimpse into the (promiscuous?) sex life of California deep sea squid

  

  Scientists have gained a rare glimpse into the sex life of the mysterious deep-sea squid. By studying footage taken by underwater vehicles, US researchers have found that this rarely seen creature will often engage in same-sex mating.

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 22:22 UTC

  Squid season over in the Argentina/Uruguay common fishing zone

  

  The Argentine/Uruguay Joint Technical Commission for Maritime Front (CTMFM) ordered on Wednesday 31 August the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishing season in the Common Fishing Zone.

• Thursday, August 18th 2011 - 21:01 UTC

  Argentina lowers export tariffs for processed hake, shrimp and squid

  

  Argentina lowered fisheries’ export tariffs to all processed goods made out of hake, squid and shrimp. The measure applies for six months and makes effective the promise from Economy Minister Amado Boudou earlier in the month.

• Tuesday, July 12th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

  Squid landings in Argentina double, but from a very low 2010 floor

  

  Fisheries catches landed in Argentine ports totalled 356.304 tons in the first six months of 2001 which represents a 13.3% over the 314.338 tons of the same period a year ago. However, squid landings in the same period doubled but from a very low 2010 floor, according to the latest data from the Under Secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentina bans hake and squid fisheries; Auditing office confirms over-fishing

  

  Argentina suspended the hake season in the south of Patagonia and banned squid operations following on scientific reports of over fishing that have considerably limited catches of both species said industry sources following an official audit which questions government fisheries controls.

• Saturday, May 21st 2011 - 03:19 UTC

  Argentina closes squid fisheries until June 18 for conservation

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, ordered the closure of the squid (Illex argentinus) fishery to the south and north of parallel 44° as from 21 May until June 18 because of a low resource biomass.