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Fish Apr, 03, 2019 0

Argentina authorizes early opening of northern squid sector

Members of Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) have unanimously agreed to authorize an early opening of the northern squid sector – north of the 44th parallel of South latitude. The…
Fish Mar, 06, 2019 0

Argentina’s squid catch reaches 50,195 tons so far this year

Argentina’s total Illex squid catch reached 50,195 tons in the first seven weeks of 2019, a volume similar to the same period last year, according to the official technical report…
Fish Feb, 27, 2019 0

Ceará expects to export fish to the EU this year

Brazil’s Secretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture is hopeful that the country will start exporting fish to the European Union by the end of this year. If shipments to the bloc…
Trade Regulations Feb, 27, 2019 0

Macri signs decree to renew Argentina’s fishing fleet

A Decree of Need and Urgency (DNU) has been published in Argentina for a scheme to renew the country’s fishing fleet. The new regulations state that once a period of…
Fish Feb, 25, 2019 0

Chinese vessels take shelter in EEZ to escape storm

China requested the Argentine authorities permission for 257 vessels to take shelter in Argentine waters from an imminent storm last Friday, according to the Argentine Navy and the Argentine Naval…
Fishing Vessel "Zhong Yuan Yu 11" Sinks
Ports and Terminals Feb, 18, 2019 0

Fishing vessel sinks after collision near Argentina’s EEZ

Chinese flagged vessel Zhong Yuan Yu 11 sank on Friday after a collision with Spanish trawler Pesca Vaqueiro; all 30 crew were rescued by nearby fishing vessels. The Argentine Navy…
Fish Feb, 13, 2019 0

Calls for changes to illegal fishing fines in Argentina

Argentina’s undersecretary for fisheries, Juan Bosh, has called for an urgent update of the sanctions for illegal fishing in Argentina. Last week’s arrest of a Korean flagged trawler fishing illegally…
Fish Feb, 12, 2019 0

Argentina’s squid catch improves by 24% in January

According to Argentina’s Secretariat of Fisheries, the country caught 24,708 tons of squid in January, up 24% year-on-year. Of the total volume, 23,794.7 tons were caught using squid jiggers. Argentine…
Fish Feb, 08, 2019 0

Korean flagged trawler arrested for illegal fishing in Argentina

Argentina’s Naval Prefecture intercepted a Korean vessel “O Yang 77” yesterday, fishing illegally in Argentine waters. Coast guard vessel “GC24 Mantila” spotted the fishing trawler, off the coast of Comodo…
Ports and Terminals Feb, 07, 2019 0

Mar del Plata sees a sharp decline in container throughput

Argentinian fishing port, Mar del Plata, witnessed an alarming drop in container cargo throughput in January this year, down 60% compared to the same month in 2018. However, there were no changes in the…