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Comments for MSC
Recently the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) asked for public comment on the main criteria of its environmental standards for sustainable fishing. This was a good thing to do and I sincerely hope that many people responded. No doubt, the MSC is feeling the need for increasing the general understanding of ...
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Agreement to purchase trawler with quota
The price of the trawler, including the fishing rights with delivery obligations to Finnmark, is NOK 44 million.Assuming that the structuring opportunities continue, the plan is to allocate the quota to one of Finnmark Havfiske's existing trawlers in 2007.The purchase is an important part of Aker Seafoods' plan regarding securing ...
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NewsDelivery of “War Raog IV”
"War Raog IV"The vessel will sail under the French flag and Concarneau (CC899971) in France is the port of registry.The overall length of the vessel is 17m, the breadth moulded 6.5m and the depth to main deck is 3.1m. The gross register tonnage is 66.86 UMS.The fuel oil capacity is ...
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Icelandic seafood sector report
The main factors determining the performance of Icelandic fisheries have been identified as: Price of seafood products Growth of major fish stocks Oil prices Development of wages and other costs Political involvement and possible changes in the fisheries management systemMain findingsExternal conditions are favourable for Icelandic seafood companies. Rising product ...
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Greenpeace and fish trade liberalisation
According to Greenpeace (GP), powers in the World Trade Organization (WT) are trying to significantly reduce and perhaps even eliminate tariffs on international fish trade. Their rationale is that further liberalisation of fish trade is both important and beneficial to developing countries. But GP disagrees.In a recently published paper “Trading ...
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NewsSecuring fisheries for the future
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), over 50 per cent of the world’s fish stocks are fished to their biological limit and another 25 per cent are overfished or depleted. Whether or not these numbers are exact, the need to implement workable solutions that ...
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Good advice from FAO fisheries chief
How happy certain European and American members of the fisheries management establishment would be if they could apply uniform management laws and regulations to all fisheries under their respective jurisdictions.
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DPI&F research vessel upgrade
DPI&F senior fisheries biologist Neil Gribble said the vessel, which has been in service since 1984, has been fitted with a Kortz nozzle and a state-of-the-art propeller that would improve the vessel’s towing capabilities and fuel consumption.“The improvements to the research vessel include a redesigned back deck to allow space ...
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NewsBook review: Von Brandt’s Fish Catching Methods of the World
Von Brandt’s Fish Catching Methods of the WorldThis is the fourth edition of a volume first published in 1964, that details catching methods both commercial and subsistence, from around the world and over many many centuries. The basic concepts of how a fish can be caught are discussed and amply ...
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NewsBook review: Images of Fishermen: the North Atlantic
Highlighting some of the world's leading fishing people in stunning photography, this 388 page, A4 size hard back book is a unique and intimate view of the fisheries of the Faroes, Shetlands, Iceland, and Greenland.At last a book that presents, in compelling visual imagery, and language, the reality of these ...
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NewsInternational cooperation is key
Helga Pedersen Photo: ScanpixShe began by acknowledging the importance of the fishing industry in Norway. A total of 95% of Norwegian seafood products are exported to 150 countries worldwide and the 2005 value of Norwegian seafood exports was €3.7 billion.Ms Pedersen went on to discuss the Norwegian management regime: “Norwegian ...
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Tackling Asia-Pacific’s most pressing issues
The growing capture of low value trash fish and the need for governments to work with coastal fishing communities to develop sustainable fisheries are among the major issues facing the fishing industry across the Asia-Pacific region according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).At the recently held Twenty-ninth ...
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Enlightenment from Russia
A wise man once said: people without history are people without future. I’ll paraphrase: science that ignores former studies and historical data cannot produce reliable predictions. This is also true for all those who attribute to fishing being the single or predominant cause for all trends and variations in fish ...
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NewsSINAVAL-EUROFISHING 2007 24-27 January Bilbao Exhibition Centre
The centre for fishing and shipbuildingCompanies from 27 countries, including Germany, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, UK, Italy, Norway and Canada, have so far registered for SINAVAL-EUROFISHING. Almost all of the exhibition space has now been taken as the countdown for the event begins.The exhibition space will be taken up by ...
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NewsSupporting Asia’s fisheries development
A market in Dhaka, BangladeshGreater awareness of marine fishery limitations has prompted governments to institute a change in approach, focusing on the rehabilitation of traditional fishing grounds and the development of sustainable fisheries industry. The major growth area for fisheries during the past decade has been in marine and freshwater ...
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Listening to fisherman
Among the many problems that hound fisheries management is one that could be solved – as long as there is a personal and political will.
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NewsSouth Georgia upgrade
The “Pharos” as built in 1973 by Ferguson Shipbuilders for the Commissioners of Northern LighthousesByron Marine Ltd. has announced that it has purchased the lighthouse tender “Pharos” from the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses in Scotland and this will be operated under a long-term charter with the GSGSSI.The “Pharos” is ...
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Three new pelagic vessels
During the company’s 32 years of designing vessels, it has always had a strong focus on developments for the fishing vessel fleet – and says that the focus on this market will continue in the future. In a slow market for new pelagic vessels, five large pelagic vessels are now ...
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Integrated bridge system for new Scottish fisheries patrol vessel
The equipment, to be supplied by Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit, will include a complete networked system that ties together all of the ship’s navigation sensors and steering controls into an integrated bridge system (IBS) running on electronic nautical charts.The new 2,181gt patrol vessel, based on the “Jura” which ...
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How to co-manage a fishery
Industrialised nations have developed fisheries management systems that directly and substantially affect the fishing industry’s operations and catches, and cause major socio-economic changes among people and communities associated with fisheries.
