Wednesday, June 24th 2026 - 09:46 UTC
Dr. Winter pointed out fo fuel costs but however said that the Islands should not expect a big decline in the fleet from what we are hearing,
Mike Poole said actually catches in the Argentine zone this year have been quite strong, and “they had quite a pretty good season”.
The illex squid fishing season in the Falklands Islands officially closed this Monday although many vessels had left by early June. The season was marked by rising fuel prices and catches well below the ten year average, however the Falkland Islands Fisheries department and the Fishing Companies Association, FIFCA, say the low catch is not an immediate cause for concern.
Dr. Andreas Winter and head of Fisheries Science at the Fisheries Department together with Mike Poole, Vice-chair of FIFCA Illex Operations group and CEO of Seafish Ltd addressed the issue in an interview with the local Television Station.
