Argentina wants to restrict the Falklands squid catch. Welcome to another fish fight
Argentina has reportedly told its fishing fleet to catch as much Illex squid as possible off its coastlinebefore the animals enter Falklands' waters, which could damage the £45m Falklands fishing industry, half of which is made up of squid catch. It has been dubbed the "Squid War", like other seafood-inspired conflicts:
• The Cod Wars For almost 20 years, the UK and Iceland found themselves locked in a series of escalating confrontationsfought over North Atlantic fishing rights. In 1974, a UK trawler was shelled and capturedby an Icelandic gunboat, with the captain imprisoned for a month. In 1976, the UK capitulated.
• The Scallop War In 2010, the Isle of Man banned large scallop-fishing vessels from its watersin an attempt to helpto allow over-fishedenable shellfish beds time to recover. Scotland saw this as "unnecessary and unwarranted".
• The Turbot War In 1995, Canada and Spain had a row over Galician factoryships fishing for Greenland turbot just outside Canada's water on the Grand Banks. John Major risked relations with the EU by speaking out against the Spanish. Some British trawlers even flew the Canadian flag in support.