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Patagonian shrimp, Pleoticus muelleri. (Photo: Stock File)
Shrimp and squid to be subject to load control certificates
(ARGENTINA, 9/16/2016)
The Undersecretariat of Fisheries of the Nation has expanded the number of fishery resources for which it will be compulsory to use a certificate proving the legality of catches by incorporating now the squid (Illex argentinus) and shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri).
The measure is part of the commitment made in the National Action Plan to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Activity (PAN-IUU), under the International Action Plan adopted by the FAO Fisheries Committee.
The system of issuing Load Control Certificates was designed to strengthen and improve the controls required for processing permits in the case of species caught in Argentine waters.
This system establishes mandatory administrative mechanisms to prove the legality of catches in order to provide sustainability to fisheries resources.
The Load Control System began to be implemented in 2014 for the whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri), and in October 2015 other species were added: hake (Merluccius hubbsi), hoki (Macruronus magellanicus), Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), scallops (Zygochlamis patagonica), pollock (Genypterus blacodes) and stingray.
The incorporation of squid and shrimp to this control system will be into effect from November 1 this year, according to the Provision 78/16 published in the Official Gazette under the signature of the Undersecretary of Fisheries, Tomas Gerpe.
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