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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:24 UTC

Fisheries

  • Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    Guidance on CCAMLR Fisheries for British registered vessels fishing for profit

    British fishing vessels flying the Red Ensign

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has published the Guidance for people planning to fish with UK-registered vessels in waters administered under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

  • Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

    Brazilian fish exports, mainly fresh water tilapia increased 15% in 2022

    Just over 80% of exports went to the United States, which imported the equivalent of US$19 million, an increase of 43% compared to the previous year

    Brazil’s fish export revenue increased by 15% last year, reaching a record of US$23.8 million, according to a report by Embrapa Pesca e Aquiculture in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Aquaculture (Peixe BR). Tilapia shipments, which accounted for 98% of the total, increased by 28% to US$23.2 million.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:40 UTC

    Canada's Cooke Inc, taking over 80% of Nueva Pescanova package

    The Galician banking corporation Abanca confirmed it had sold most of the fishing processing conglomerate of Nueva Pescanova to the Canadian corporation Cooke Seafood Inc.<br />
    Nueva Pescanova is the name of the defunct Galician Pescanova company recovered by Abanca, after it surfaced the company was indebted in over 500 million US dollars which ended with several of the original owners jailed for fraud and fake accountancy.

  • Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Falkland Islands new Fishery Patrol Vessel expected to arrive this weekend

    Falklands, Vietnam manufactured new Fisheries Patrol Vessel Lilibet

    The new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet is due to arrive into Port William over the coming weekend. Her arrival has been delayed due to the Captain making the decision to assist a vessel in need during a storm. FPV Lilibet was stood down by the regional MRCC once a Taiwanese vessel confirmed that they could reach the vessel earlier than FPV Lilibet.

  • Friday, April 7th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

    Argentine fishing research campaign in South Georgia Islands completed

    The authorities praised the Victor Angelescu's capabilities

    A research expedition in the South Atlantic to further explore the oceanographic fishing scenario around the South Georgia Islands ended “satisfactorily” despite the “extreme” hydro-meteorological, environmental, and topographic conditions of the area, the Argentine Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MINCyT) announced this week.

  • Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 23:48 UTC

    2022 Was a Boom Year For Falklands Squid and Finfish Fleets

    The name LILIBET was proposed by Aimée, a pupil at Stanley Infant Junior School and Camp Education (Pic@LarusDom)

    Fisheries authorities in the Falkland Islands have said that 2022 was a bumper year for the squid and hake fishing fleets licenced by the territory. Sixteen ships caught a remarkable 101,166 tonnes of loligo squid; a catch that was exceeded only in 1989 when 118,120 tonnes were landed, although that record catch was achieved by almost three times as many ships.

  • Monday, February 20th 2023 - 10:36 UTC

    US Coast Guard unit arrives in Uruguay

    It is the Stone's second visit to Uruguay in as many years

    US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Stone arrived Sunday in Uruguay as part of her South Atlantic tour to reduce illicit maritime activity and conduct joint exercises with Uruguay's Navy. The vessel's deployment seeks to develop partnerships and increase US interoperability with South American nations to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 20:54 UTC

    Ecuador and Peru fighting a losing battle with China on giant squid fishing in the southeast Pacific

    The squid catch has increased: in the last five years alone, between 800,000 tons and 1.16 million tons have been caught. China has a declared fleet of 671 ships.

    Giant squid, squid or Dosidicus gigas, measures up to 3 meters in length and can reach 50 kilos in weight. It is one of the main species of the southeastern Pacific Ocean and at the same time it is one of the species with the greatest commercial pressure in the world. Thousands of tons are extracted every month, a large part, from the international waters located off the seas of Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The main player behind that voracious appetite is China: it has a declared fleet of 671 ships.

  • Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

    Scottish salmon, UK's biggest food export in 2022, almost US$ 700 million

    European destinations dominated as the sector continued to bounce back from Brexit. Scottish salmon was exported to 54 countries

    Scottish salmon was the UK’s biggest food export in 2022, new HMRC figures have revealed. Sales of the fish have grown reaching £578million (US$ 696 million) in the calendar year, with France leading the global demand.

  • Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:42 UTC

    Argentine fisheries exports down 8,4% in 2022; exchange rate policy hindered sales overseas

    Argentine monetary policy with the great exchange gap between the official US dollar price rate and the free market was highly detrimental.

    Argentine fisheries exports dropped 8,4% last year, to US$ 1,804bn because of lower prices and a retraction in demand from the main markets, according to Capeca, the Chamber of fishing vessels' annual report. Not to mention the Argentine monetary policy with the great exchange rate gap between the official US dollar price and the free market.