Inter Press ServiceEcobreves - ARGENTINA: Responsible Fishing Code Not Applied https://www.ipsnews.net/2006/06/ecobreves-argentina-responsible-fishing-code-not-applied/ News and Views from the Global South Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:38:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Responsible Fishing Code Not Applied https://www.ipsnews.net/2006/06/ecobreves-argentina-responsible-fishing-code-not-applied/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2006/06/ecobreves-argentina-responsible-fishing-code-not-applied/#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents and No author http://ipsnews.net/?p=120307 By IPS Correspondents and - -
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 17 2006 (IPS)

The Argentine environmental group Fundación Vida Silvestre warns that there is a gap between the local fishing reality and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing, of the Food and Agriculture Organization, a United Nations agency.

- Mauricio Ramos

- Mauricio Ramos

“For example, they set maximum captures without considering the tradition of under-declaring, and without discounting the takes of other countries,” Guillermo Cañete, coordinator of the foundation, told Tierramérica.

A study by the Fundación Vida Silvestre shows that the precautionary focus recommended by FAO, in the 1995 code, and on a voluntary basis, “is not well incorporated” into local legislation.

The environmentalist said the study conducted in Argentina's five coastal provinces will continue with workshops in the districts involved, in order to adjust the regulations.

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