Fortuna Ltd News Today

Fortuna Ltd are delighted to welcome the new stern trawler Prion down the slip in Marin, Spain. 

Warrah Resources is delighted to announce that it has secured investment from Fortuna Ltd, one of the largest privately owned businesses in the Falkland Islands. Warrah is an environmentally responsible gold and battery metal exploration company which seeks to apply modern exploration technology to historically underexplored areas.

Over recent weeks, the Boards of Fortuna Ltd and our partners have approved the construction of a new trawler to replace the FV Capricorn in the Loligo fishery in early 2025. The vessel will be owned and operated by Fortuna Joint Venture Company - “Petrel Fishing Company Ltd”.

Fortuna Ltd. announced on Tuesday the appointment of Barry Rowland as Strategic Advisor of the Falklands company. Barry is well known to many people in the islands. He will be working alongside the board, supporting the Managing Director and General Manager, Fortuna expressed in a statement.

Falklands located South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, SAERI, PhD researcher Amanda Kuepfer and her collaborators have published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science on discard use by black-browed albatross chicks, and how this relates to natural foraging conditions and breeding success.

Disappointment broke out in the Falkland Islands among fishing companies over the latest licensing and securities measures, the local weekly Penguin News reported Friday.

Falklands possibility of a salmon farming industry James Wallace said salmon farming remains dominant in the industry for good reason, and it is forecast to grow well into the future Director of Natural Resources Andrea Clausen emphasized, “nobody has decided that there will be large scale salmon farming in the Falklands…” The Falklands ocean coastal ecosystems are one of its biggest assets and, “its value is be...