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When David’s die and Goliath’s rejoice
Fishermen’s lives go cheap in more than one way. Apart from engaging in one of the most hazardous occupations worldwide, they are frequently outside the reach of the occupational safety and health services available to other working people. They must navigate, often in shaky vessels, under hazardous weather conditions, and ...
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NewsThree men in a boat
Left to right: Jaime Silva (Portugal), Horst Seehofer (Germany) and Iztok Jarc (Slovenia). TW : EEC PhotosThere are now 27 EU ministers with responsibility for Agriculture and Fish and Rural Development (AFRD). Germany’s Horst Seehofer took over the Presidency of the Council in January for the usual six months. ...
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EU seafood sector report
The report shows that the total seafood supply of the EU-27 countries in 2005 was 7.1 million tonnes, of which 5.8 million tonnes were derived from capture.The largest fishing nation is Denmark, representing 16% of total capture of the EU-27, followed by Spain (15%), the UK (12%) and France (11%).Seafood ...
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Fishermen’s knowledge
Nobody would deny that experienced professional fishermen, especially the old salt among them, possess a wealth of knowledge on fish and sea, and on what’s going on between the two, accumulating for generations.
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NewsP/F Vinnan orders new purse seiner/trawler
Simulation of P/F Vinnan's new vesselThe new Vik-Sandvik designed fishing vessel has the following main dimensions: Length: 81.6m Length between p.p.: 71.8m Breadth: 16.6m Depth to 1. deck: 10m Depth to 2. deck: 7.2m Frame spacing: 0.6mThe accommodation is for 16 persons and delivery is due in August 2009.
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New fishery surveillance vessel for the Danish Government
Co-financed by the European Union, the vessel will be equipped with the most advanced high-sea rescue and spillage prevention technology.The ship, measuring 68 metres in length and with a beam of 11, will be provided with a total power of 3600Kw by its two 1800Kw electric engines, allowing it to ...
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NewsHoe your sea furrow
The best ‘farming’ approach means avoiding underfishing as much as overfishing. This means management by fishermen based on real time catch data and morbidity, not the scientists’ data alone, the latter often flawed in its collection (see the herring report in Part I, World Fishing May 2007) and perhaps years ...
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The Northwesterly fury
“…Yet this sea, this beautiful sea, is not to be trifled with. If It gets angry and suddenly and unexpectedly begins to foam, the waves whipped up by the tramountana rise up, break out into the open sea and crash furiously down onto the rocks, which wince and howl with ...
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Europe’s leading annual fisheries event
The UK event is attended by thousands of visitors from over 35 countries, all with the aim of seeing the industry’s latest products and innovations.According to the organisers, visiting Fishing 2007 is a time and cost-efficient way to do business. With all the key international commercial fishing suppliers under one ...
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NewsHerring blow the gaff on cod
Silent vessel “G.O. Sars” – not so silent after all / TW-EEC photosSince the RAC’s seminar in Edinburgh on cod recovery, World Fishing has received important information from scientists in Norway.One such scientist was honest (and scientific) enough to tell a public debate at Nor-Fishing in 2004 that stock data ...
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Edinburgh – what next?
The well attended Edinburgh Cod Recovery Symposium received very good initial publicity. It bore a great promise of finding a golden road to the recovery of the ailing cod stocks in the NE Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.
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USA seafood sector report
Main findingsThe USA is the sixth largest producer of seafood in the world where the majority is derived from capture. The supply has been relatively stable since 1990.Alaska pollock is the single largest caught species representing 25-30% of total catch, but the shellfish species are the most valuable.Fresh and frozen ...
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World’s largest seafood event
Organised in two distinct areas within the same exhibition centre, this combination approach places each sector under its own spotlight and gives buyers easy access to the products and services they are looking for.SPESeafood Processing Europe offers the best coverage in equipment and materials for the seafood processing industry. Boasting ...
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NewsNAFF growing bigger and better
NAFF logoThe fair will be held in the largest hall in Tórshavn, and indeed the Faroes, enabling all exhibitors to be under the same 5,000m2 roof. According to the organisers, the new venue offers much better conditions, as the event is now held in halls instead of tents.During the North ...
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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 ...
