Fish Catching
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Scientific research for sustainable trawl doors
Low water fishing for sand eel in the North Sea has been put in the spotlight by Danish scientists in order to sedure the future of both the fish stock and the fishing industry. 10 May 2012 - World Fishing
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Novacavi’s new tow cable
Novacavi has recently developed a bespoke composite tow cable, with a special heavy armour and breaking strength higher than 1000kN, to be used in sea fishing systems for flatfish. 09 May 2012 - World Fishing
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Jupiter t4 doors on mackerel
Iceland-based trawl door design and manufacturing company, Polar Fishing Gear, has reported good results with its Jupiter t4 model of pelagic doors, especially on high speed fishing for mackerel and herring. 09 May 2012 - World Fishing
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Bergen Group Vest Elektro awarded new contract
Bergen Group Vest Elektro has been awarded a contract for the design and installation of the electrical system on a new fishing vessel to be built at the Norwegian shipyard Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted AS (FMV). 03 May 2012 - World Fishing
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NZ blue whiting fishery MSC certified
The New Zealand Southern blue whiting trawl fishery has been certified as sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for a sustainable and well managed fishery. 03 May 2012 - World Fishing
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Introducing TS-II Turbo
Samson, developer and manufacturer of high-performance synthetic rope, has introduced its new trawl warp line, TS-II Turbo. 02 May 2012 - World Fishing
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A smart solution to be part of
The most recent research shows that the seabird deaths as a result of longline fishing has been severely underestimated, says Hans Jusseit, managing director of Oceansmart, a company providing smarter, environmentally safe solutions for the global fishing industry and environment. 02 May 2012 - World Fishing
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US North Atlantic swordfish fishery enters full assessment for MSC certification
Day Boat Seafood LLC of Lake Park, Florida has entered the US North Atlantic swordfish longline and buoy gear fishery into full Marine Stewardship Council assessment. 01 May 2012 - World Fishing
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New trawl to reduce discards
A European scientific fisheries and technical committee has approved an innovative new trawl design developed by the Scottish fishing industry for reducing discards. 01 May 2012 - World Fishing
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Vónin takes foothold in Denmark
Fishing gear company Vónin has taken over three-quarters of Strandby Net, in a deal expected to expand and consolidate the company’s international position. 17 Apr 2012 - World Fishing
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Success for Vónin nets in Iceland
The capelin season in the Icelandic zone has reached its end and Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian vessels have been fishing for the past two months. 29 Mar 2012 - World Fishing
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Poly Ice trawl doors now made in Denmark
Since the takeover of Hampidjan’s trawl door division, Poly Ice, in Iceland in October last year, the production of Poly Ice trawl doors is well underway at Thyborøn Skibssmedie Ltd in Denmark. 06 Mar 2012 - World Fishing
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AFMA projects on track to reduce bycatch
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has started a multi-year project to work with Commonwealth fishers to minimise the impact of fishing practices on protected and at-risk bycatch species. 01 Mar 2012 - World Fishing
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New vessel design from Cygnus
Cygnus Workboats has designed a new multi-purpose under 10m that is ideal for potting, netting and jigging. 01 Feb 2012 - World Fishing
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Longline device wins 2011 Smart Gear Competition
Japan’s Kazuhiro Yamazaki won the WWF 2011 International Smart Gear Competition with his Yamazaki Double-Weight Branchline. 25 Jan 2012 - World Fishing
