Environmental Woes of Tierra del Fuego -- Fishery Protection

Dock crews ready a factory ship for cast-off at the Argentine port of Ushuaia for a three-month South Atlantic cruise. One of the world's healthiest fisheries, the South Atlantic faces ever-increasing pressure from hungry Asian and European markets. While stocks remain stronger in the southern Atlantic waters than in most other parts of the world, diminishing populations of some species prompted Argentina in 1999 to adopt fishing restrictions for the first time. Since then, the government, battling with budget shortfalls, has swung between imposing and lifting restrictions as they weigh the needs of the environment against those of unemployed fishermen.

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Dock crews ready a factory ship for cast-off at the Argentine port of Ushuaia for a three-month South Atlantic cruise. One of the world's healthiest fisheries, the South Atlantic faces ever-increasing pressure from hungry Asian and European markets. While stocks remain stronger in the southern Atlantic waters than in most other parts of the world, diminishing populations of some species prompted Argentina in 1999 to adopt fishing restrictions for the first time. Since then, the government, battling with budget shortfalls, has swung between imposing and lifting restrictions as they weigh the needs of the environment against those of unemployed fishermen.