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In October 2025 approximately 250 m3 / eight 20ft shipping containers of building materials and vehicles will be shipped to South Georgia as part of a project run by the South Georgia Heritage Trust to stabilise the managers villa at Stromness. The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands wishes to undertake pre-boarder biosecurity checks of these materials when they transit the Falkland Islands. It is expected these checks will take no longer than one week. Cargo will be available from September to early-October 2025.

There is just one month to go before the introduction of the Government’s new entry permit scheme is introduced for those wishing to visit South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) operates three strictly regulated fisheries within the SGSSI sustainable-use MPA. The primary fishery is for toothfish, a large, long-lived member of the Antarctic cod family but more commonly known as Chilean sea bass. Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) are fished at both South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and there is a small monitoring fishery for Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) at the South Sandwich Islands.

Biosecurity Dog Programme Contract May 13, 2025 We are seeking a contractor to provide continuity to our biosecurity dog program services, based in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Provision of handlers and dogs for the detection of rodents aboard vessels and cargo bound for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Able to deploy anywhere in the…