Argentina: Abundant squid harvest and doubts about the northern unit campaign

Frozen Squid

Seafood

Argentina

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Published Mar 13, 2024

Tridge summary

The squid season has started strongly, with the South Patagonian stock providing over 30 tons per day on average for the jigging fleet. Squid landings until March 5 have increased by 54% from the same period last year, totaling 74,913 tons. The 65 jigger vessels operating this year have seen a 45% increase in catch from 2023, amounting to 63,037 tons. However, concerns are rising over the financial health of INIDEP, the research organization monitoring the squid population, which is currently without a Director and reportedly in debt.

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Original content

The squid season shows all numbers in green and at the beginning it is shaping up to be a very good harvest, specifically because the South Patagonian stock keeps the jigging fleet with tasks of more than 30 tons per day on average, on the platform, outside the continental slope , south of the parallel of 46º South. Squid landings until March 5 totaled 74,913 tons, 54% more than the catches landed in the same period last year. The illex appeared to be available to all fleets this summer. The 65 jigger vessels operating this year totaled 63,037 tons, 45% more than in the analyzed period of 2023. The freezer trawlers accounted for 9,322 tons, 87% more than those caught last year, while the greatest growth is exhibited by the fleet high-altitude freshwater plant that reported discharges of 2,534 tons, 766% more than the previous year. The finer data are still closed until the Federal Fisheries Council begins to operate and process the technical reports prepared by the Cephalopod ...

Source: Revistapuerto