[Fishing / Fisheries] Chinese squid jiggers amass near Argentine waters as official season start nears - Undercurrent News

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Argentine squid harvesters ask regulators to start season earlier
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The Argentine squid industry association, the Armadores Poteros Argentinos (CAPA), has made a request to the federal fisheries council to launch the upcoming squid season earlier than Feb. 1, 2018, Revista Puerto reported. During a meeting of the ...


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FIS​

Argentinian illex squid for tuna bait or not...?
FIS
TONNES of squid are being shipped to Cairns to cope with a region-wide shortage as local fishermen snap up the popular bait before the festive season ends. Great Barrier Reef Tuna operations manager Drew Lamason said squid was more popular as bait than ...

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Chinese squid jiggers amass near Argentine waters as official season start nears
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Squid jiggers – mainly Chinese -- have amassed in international waters off the coast of Argentina to fish for illex squid, as the start of the official fishing season on Jan. 10 nears. According to satellite AIS data tracked by Marine Traffic, on ...


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Argentine shrimp catches continue to be 'very good', as squid season kicks off
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Argentine inshore shrimp catches continue to be "very good", with prices remaining stable since the end of last year, sources at multiple exporters in the country told Undercurrent News. Meanwhile, the Illex squid season in Argentine waters kicked off ...


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MercoPress​

Good start for Argentine squid season: daily average catches of 28 to 35 tons
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The size of squid is also better than at the start of last year's season, with predominance of sizes S (between 150 and 200 grams), and double S. The squid fishing season in the South Atlantic, operating with Argentine licenses, has started with good ...


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Vast fleet in high seas worries Falklands, as its own squid season nears
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Falklands' director of natural resources, John Barton, recently said the fleet had been out there from an early date and was likely to be catching small squid, as well as having the capacity to catch very large quantities. This could, of course, impact ...


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