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New Navtex receiver from McMurdo stable
McMurdo has launched a new Navtex receiver, the Smartfind GMDSS Navtex. 01 Sep 2010
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Ore supplies fish tracking project
Ore Offshore recently completed a shipment of 100 long-life acoustic releases. 31 Aug 2010
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Iridium’s Openport proves popular with Spanish fleet
US-based Iridium Communications has received orders for more than 100 Iridium OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels. 31 Aug 2010
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Getting East Africa back on track
The World Bank has started a five-year series of initiatives that will lend financial support to sustainable fisheries development in Lake Victoria. David Hayes reports. 30 Aug 2010
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Alnet’s new polyethylene nets
South African net manufacturing specialist Alnet has added to its range of nylon, knotless Kapenta nets with polyethylene knotless Kapenta nets. 29 Aug 2010
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New live lobster terminal up and running at Urk
The new ‘aquaport’ in Urk in the Netherlands is now regularly receiving commercial shipments of live lobsters from Halifax in Nova Scotia. The first consignment arrived on 21 May, and they have been coming in weekly ever since. 24 Aug 2010
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Fuel savings with Perkins Sabre M300C engine
Finning Power Systems has added the new Perkins Sabre M300C to its range of diesel marine engines to help operators reduce emissions and save up to 10% on fuel costs. 15 Aug 2010
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Rolls Royce’s new hybrid shaft generator
The new Hybrid Shaft Generator (HSG), developed by Rolls Royce, is an advanced power electric system that will allow for flexible use of speed, enabling better efficiency of both propeller and engines. 13 Aug 2010
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Optimised propulsion from MAN Diesel
Following a refit of its propulsion system, the trawler Jette Kristine has increased its bollard pull. The refit, carried out in Frederikshavn, Denmark, replaced the propulsion gear with a new propeller and nozzle. 11 Aug 2010
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Once again the oil flows free
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at the highly topical issue of ocean oil spills and their hugely damaging effects on the fishing industry. 03 Aug 2010
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Plugging the gap in high pressure processing
Avure, the US company which claims 15 years experience of developing and designing machines for high pressure processing (HPP), has launched the Avure QFP 100L-600 HPP system. 20 Jul 2010
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All change in Mauritania
Pieter Tesch finds the West African country is no longer willing to bow to pressure from European fishing giants. In future it wants to hold on to at least half its catch. 20 Jul 2010
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Kaliningrad revisited
Kaliningrad has changed considerably in the last two decades but it remains a hub for fishing technology. 13 Jul 2010
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Blue skies research rises in the East
Fish R&D in East Asia has put much of its past effort into promoting standards to meet ‘Western’ import health and quality regulations. Peter O’Neill finds signs of a significant value shift upwards on the lucrative bio and innovation fronts. 10 Jun 2010
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Filthy oceans and misinformation
Highlighting the misinterpretation of commercial fishing data. 02 Jun 2010
