The squid “was surely there to be caught since January,” said Redini.
As the catching season seemed over for Puerto Deseado s fleet, the new finding brought relief to the squid sector and work now may continue for a while.
The jigging fleet that was heading to parallel 52º in search of squid finally found specimens of the southern Patagonian stock weighing more than 700 grams each, of the Falkland Islands in a sector called Alambrada, it was reported.
Argentine Chamber of Jigger-boat Shipowners (CAPA) President Juan Redini confirmed the finding by noting that catches average between 20 to 30 tons per day with larger than usual squid size specimens that had not been seen for many years.