Argentina starts 2025 squid fishing season ahead of schedule to optimize resource management

According to the resolution adopted by the Argentine Federal Fisheries Commission (CFP) on November 14, 2024 (CFP 22/2024), the 2025 squid fishing season will start early on January 10, 2025 in the area south of 44 degrees south latitude. This decision aims to increase the catch and promote the sustainable development of squid resources. Previously, the Argentine Squid Fishing Association (CAPA) and the Argentine Fisheries Company Council (CEPA) submitted a request to the Ministry of Fisheries to start the fishing season early. Based on the technical report of the National Institute of Fisheries Development (INIDEP) and the successful experience of early fishing in the past few seasons, the CFP decided to adopt this suggestion and adopt a phased opening approach to formulate detailed operation schedules and rules. The technical report of INIDEP pointed out that fishing activities in the area south of 44 degrees south latitude can not only significantly increase fishery production, ...