Falkland Islands British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional company-sized light infantry Falkland Islands Defence Force. The Falklands claim an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending from its coastal baselines, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; this zone overlaps with the EEZ of Argentina. The United Kingdom and Argentina both claim the Falkland Islands. The UK bases its position on its continuous administration of the islands since 1833 and the islanders' "right to self-determination as set out in the UN Charter". Argentina's position is that it acquired the
Fishing in the Falkland Islands in the world. There are special squid jigging vessels which can fish "Illex argentinus squid." Trawlers are used for fishing "Doryteuthis" (gahi squid) are under the joint ownership of Falklands and European companies. Korean trawlers have fished here and found about 12 species of skates and rays which include "Bathyraja griseocauda", "Bathyraja albomaculata", "Bathyraja brachyurops" and "Dipturus chilensis". Fishing in the Falkland Islands Fishing in the Falkland Islands contributes to the local economy. The official body responsible for the sustainable development of fisheries in the Falklands is the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department (FIS), established in 1987, It is reported that