Tag: Stuart Wallace

Friday, March 16th 2018 - 03:11 UTC
Falklands plans fishing talks with Argentina after more than a decade

Exchanges of information between the Falkland Islands and Argentina about fish and squid stocks could begin again before the middle of this year, if all parties are in agreement. Director of Natural Resources John Barton said: “Dialogue with Argentina on the conservation of shared marine resources has the potential to allow for better management of shared fish stocks and improve sustainability of such stocks.”
Friday, December 8th 2017 - 06:31 UTC
Falklands promotes fish in China from Fortuna's new processing plant in Stanley

Products from the Falkland Islands Fish Company, the trading name of Fortuna Ltd’s new Stanley fish processing plant, were featured recently in China and attracted favorable attention from trade media.
Friday, March 10th 2017 - 06:55 UTC
Falklands' Fortuna donates £30,000 to FIOGA and celebrates 30 years of business

The Overseas Games Association received a generous £30,000 from fishing company Fortuna Ltd to be used to purchase sports kit for the competitors at this year’s Island Games in Gotland. Presenting the cheque Fiona Wallace said that as the wholly-Falkland Islander owned company was celebrating its 30th anniversary, it was felt appropriate to support a nationally significant event.
Friday, September 18th 2015 - 14:27 UTC
Falklands' Fortuna Ltd. sponsors research on southern blue whiting

Falkland Islands fishing company Fortuna Ltd has become a sponsor and research partner in a PhD student ship on southern blue whiting. The Falkland Islands Government fisheries Department (FIFD) and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) are also collaborators in this research project.
Saturday, April 12th 2014 - 08:45 UTC
Oil race fuels new Falklands chapter

The following article from the Sydney Morning Herald was written by Chris Zappone, who recently visited the Falkland Islands as a guest of the local government and the Foreign Office.The Falkland Islands are not an easy place to reach. Flights come only weekly. Cruise ships making the trip brave frigid seas, freezing nights and recently, harassment from Argentine dockworkers.
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.
Wednesday, December 26th 2012 - 07:06 UTC
Falklands' Fishing Companies Association in its sixth year of existence

The Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA), Cheryl Roberts, used the occasion of the annual Christmas social evening at the Wirebird last week to reflect on FIFCA’s role in what is now its sixth year of existence.
Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 18:57 UTC
Falklands’ Fortuna launched this week its new seafood marketing website

Fortuna, one of the Falkland Islands leading producer and exporter of premium quality frozen seafood launched this week its new seafood marketing website to expand the company’s marketing network.
Friday, September 30th 2011 - 05:55 UTC
Falklands examines report on alternative ways for fishing licence fees

Alternative ways to charge Falklands’ fishing licence fees have been examined in a report presented to representatives of the fishing industry as well as Member of the Legislative Assembly Gavin Short and the Director of Natural Resources John Barton this week.
Friday, August 12th 2011 - 17:37 UTC
Falklands claims Argentina responsible for ending Southern Blue Whiting fishery

Argentina contributes for the destruction of the species Southern Blue Whiting in the South West Atlantic claim Falkland Islands Fisheries Department scientists and fishing company executives.