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Beauchene Fishing Company Limited
A leading Falkland Islands Company based in Stanley.
Originally formed in 1988 to participate in the Falkland Islands fishery, it was purchased in 2003 by Falkland Islanders Cheryl and Peter Roberts, and is now established as one of the major fishing companies based in the Falkland Islands.
Beauchene Fishing Co. Ltd has a substantial share holding in two Joint Venture Falkland Companies, each of which owns a modern deep-sea factory trawler: South Atlantic Squid Ltd with British flagged Baffin Bay, and Igueldo Fisheries (F.I.) Company Ltd with Falkland flagged Igueldo.
Both vessels are licensed to fish for Squid (loligo gahi) and Finfish in the Falklands fishing zone.
Since 2001 Beauchene Fishing Co Ltd has been successful in obtaining licenses in the South Georgia statistical area 48.3 for the much sought after Toothfish (dissostichus eleginoides). This has been held under charter between Copemar S.A. and South Atlantic Squid Ltd, with Spanish flagged vessel Viking Bay.
Quota caught in South Georgia by Viking Bay is verified in Stanley and carries full Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) accreditation and Chain of Custody (CoC) through to the buyer.
In July 2006 after almost 20 years since inception the Falklands Fishery implemented the first fishery into the Individual Transferable Quota (I.T.Q.) system, namely loligo gahi, followed by finfish.
The Company is a holder of a 25 year I.T.Q in both loligo and finfish fisheries, which has given it the ability to make long-term investments in the Fishing Industry and the Islands.
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