SAERI Research into Illex abundance in Falklands waters
New research investigating the reasons behind changes in Illex squid abundance in Falkland’s waters has been published by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute. The
Falkland Islands Loligo squid season closes a week early
The second Loligo squid season has been brought to an early close, finishing around a week sooner than expected. The daily monitoring of the catch
MLA John Birmingham addresses unregulated fishing at Lib Dem Party Conference fringe meeting
MLA John Birmingham has been taking the Islands’ concerns on unregulated fishing to the Liberal Democrat Party Conference this week. He joined a panel on
Falklands Illex fishery ITQ discussed at Fisheries Committee
After a third consecutive year of disruption for the second Loligo season, calls for research into why problems are occurring are growing among producers. Data
Loligo fishing season was shortened
The Loligo fishing season was closed on the 27th of April. It had been anticipated by fishing companies that the season would be extended on
Fisheries conservation work in cooperation agreement
Fisheries conservation work is part of the cooperation agreement between the UK and Argentina. We spoke to MLA Teslyn Barkman about what this part of
Second loligo season cancelled
The second loligo fishing season has been cancelled by the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department to ensure the long term sustainability of one of the Falklands
A reefer has grounded in Port Williams
Authorities were alerted to a vessel running aground in the early hours of Wednesday the 3rd of April. The reefer FRIO CHIKUMO dragged her anchor
Issues flagged after inspection of new Fisheries Patrol Vessel
An inspection of the new Fisheries Protection Vessel, Lilibet has revealed some issues. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency instructed the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority
Fisheries Committee eyes solution for bycatch
In this week’s Fisheries Committee, suggestions were made around the possibility of creating a combined fishing licence which would enable fishing vessels to reduce levels