Argentina: The start of the global coastal variety campaign is delayed

Although INIDEP first pushed the deadline for departure from November 10 to 15, and now says it can wait until the end of the month to set sail, the global coastal variety campaign scheduled and designed by the “Coastal Demersal Fish Fishery Program” is at risk of being cancelled due to delays in finishing putting the engine room of the ship “Eduardo Holmberg” in condition, designated to make the crossing. Initially, Alejandro Latte, head of Armaments and Ships at INIDEP, had assured the National Directorate of Investigations that the ship would be ready and in condition to begin the campaign on November 10. It was then that the second stage of the global hake campaign had to be cancelled due to the same problems that the “Holmberg” is facing today. Although the main engine repair stage has advanced and the cylinder liners have already been received, there are still many pending issues in the engine room that will not be resolved before November 15. The auxiliary engine speed ...