Editing Economy of the Falkland Islands (section)

===International cooperation===
The [[Antarctic Treaty System|Antarctic Treaty]] was signed by both the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1959.  In its wake, the [[Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources|Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)]], a treaty signed by 24 nations and covering the area that includes most of the Falkland Islands waters, came into force in 1982,<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/gen-intro.htm 
 |title=General Introduction 
 |publisher=Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Secretariat 
 |access-date=5 July 2010 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222175430/http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/gen-intro.htm 
 |archive-date=22 February 2012 
}}</ref> having been signed by the United Kingdom on 31 August 1981 and Argentina on 28 May 1982.<ref>{{Cite web
|url = http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/programmes/independent/antarctic/instruments/r_profile_antic.pdf
|title = Antarctic Region
|publisher = United Nations Environment Protection
|access-date = 30 June 2010
|archive-date = 31 December 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101231180915/http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/programmes/independent/antarctic/instruments/r_profile_antic.pdf
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> The convention covers Southern Ocean ecosystem which is generally accepted as being south of approximately 50° to 55°S. The CCAMLR provides a forum for exchanging information regarding marine life in the Antarctic region and has the authority to ban the harvesting of certain type of fish and also to ban or put restrictions on the use of certain methods of harvesting. The convention requires that member states who are not parties to the Antarctic Treaty accept certain provisions of that treaty.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/e_pubs/bd/pt1.pdf 
 |title=Text of the convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources 
 |date=20 May 1980 
 |access-date=5 July 2010 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505214806/http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/E/e_pubs/bd/pt1.pdf 
 |archive-date=5 May 2010 
}}</ref>

The South Atlantic Fisheries Commission (SAFC) was set up in 1990 between the Argentine and the United Kingdom (acting on behalf of the Falkland Islands) to exchange information and to coordinate fishing activities in the South Atlantic.  One of their prime activities was the monitoring of the Illex spawning stock biomass (SSB). If the SSB drops below a threshold of 40000&nbsp;tonnes the SAFC recommend will early closure of the fishing season.<ref name="Dr. Alexander Arkhipkin">{{Cite web
|url = http://fis.com/fis/people/index.asp?article_id=35&l=e
|title = Illex 2010: the case for improved conservation
|author = Dr. Alexander Arkhipkin
|publisher = Fish Information and Services
|date = 8 June 2010
|access-date = 16 June 2010
|archive-date = 22 September 2010
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100922142352/http://fis.com/fis/people/index.asp?l=e&article_id=35
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> Since 2005 the SAFC has been largely moribund as the Argentine Government reduced co-operation, declining to continue the routine joint meeting process and suspending joint scientific activities.<ref name="Dr. Alexander Arkhipkin"/> She has since extended her claim to all of the Falkland Island waters.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/ibru/south_atlantic_maritime_claims.pdf
|title = Claims and potential claims to maritime jurisdiction in the South Atlantic and Southern Oceans by Argentina and the UK
|publisher = International Boundaries Research Unit, Durham University
|date = 10 June 2010
|access-date =26 June 2010}}</ref>