Falkland Islands Falklands from Spain when it achieved independence in 1816, and that, in 1833, the UK expelled Argentine authorities and settlers from the islands with a threat of "greater force" and, afterwards, barred Argentines from resettling the islands. In 2009, the British prime minister, Gordon Brown, had a meeting with the Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and said that there would be no further talks over the sovereignty of the Falklands. In March 2013, the Falkland Islands held a referendum on its political status: 99.8% of voters favoured remaining a British overseas territory. Argentina does not recognise the Falkland Islanders
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