Falklands Illex squid season ends with 306,000 tonne catch, a new record
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [MercoPress] - December 19, 2014 -
The head scientist of the Department of Fisheries of the Falkland Islands, Dr. Sasha Arkhipkin, reported last week that the Falklands' Illex season ended this year with a total catch of 306,000 tonnes, exceeding by 40,000 tonnes the record set in 1999.
The Argentine jigging fleet captured nearly 150,000 tonnes of squid (Illex argentinus) in South Atlantic waters during the season that took place between 24 January and 31 August this year.
Uruguay reported a catch of 1,356 tonnes of squid between January and August...
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