Electronics & Communication – Page 13
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NewsFisheries can benefit from electronic logbooks
Fishing companies within EU, Norway and Iceland have been facing new regulations with the implementation of electronic logbooks.
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Volvo Penta signs agreement with Garmin
AB Volvo Penta and Garmin Ltd have entered into a joint development and marketing strategic alliance to provide instrumentation, navigation and communication equipment for marine use.
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Making technology work harder and cheaper
Communications supplier H2OSatellite says there’s no question that the FleetBroadband FB150 product from Inmarsat with its compact antennae and below decks equipment is bringing global, reliable maritime satellite communications within reach of smaller vessels.
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NewsTransas’ new gear handling simulator
Transas has developed a state-of-the-art fishing gear handling simulator.
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NewsIridium for fisheries - an ideal choice?
Representatives from electronics supplier, EMA Group, have responded to a recent article published in WF* about an Inmarsat broadband satellite service solution being used on fishing vessels for monitoring their activity and for sending electronic catch reports.
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NewsEster J ready for e-monitoring
Ester J is using an electronic monitoring system as part of a research program to better determine the rate of interaction between sea lions in areas off the Gillnet, Hook and Trap Sectors of the South Australian coast.
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NewsSeaview appoints Interform Marine
Manufacturer of mounting solutions for marine electronics, Seaview, has appointed Interform Marine as its distributor for the UK and Ireland.
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NewsFuruno to distribute WASSP to key markets
Electronic Navigation Ltd has signed a distribution agreement that will see its Wide Angle Sonar Seafloor Profiler distributed by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd into UK/Ireland, USA, China, Spain, South Korea and Japan.
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Iridium to establish service network
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced it is establishing a Global Service Program for its Iridium OpenPort® broadband marine satellite communication product.
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NewsGeoEye wins VMS contract for Republic of Maldives
GeoEye, Inc. has won a contract from the Republic of the Maldives for a vessel monitoring system that is being developed for fisheries management and safety.
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NewsSpecial Report: EU failing to introduce electronic fishing records
IP is particularly popular in Spain because of the opportunities it offers for remote repair maintenance.Many fishing companies looked to Inmarsat technologies when it came to e-Logs, partly because Inmarsat C is used widely in other areas such as vessel monitoring systems (VMS), or because, as in the case of ...
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NewsVMS: Irish ocean protection
Vessel Monitoring Systems or VMS is not a new concept for the fishing industry. The system by which fishing vessels are detected and identified is one of the key practices used by many fishing regulating bodies to manage fish stocks, as well as monitor operators in the industry. But as ...
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New wireless monitoring for fish farmers and breeders
UK-based Wood & Douglas has developed a monitoring system that enables fish farmers to look after the welfare of their stocks and their on-growing environment while away from farm sites.
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NewsNew CEO for Electronic Navigation
The board of directors of marine electronics company Electronic Navigation Limited (ENL) has announced the appointment of Gareth Hodson as chief executive officer of the company.
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Beacon technology paves way for next-gen SART
McMurdo Ltd has introduced a new generation of internationally-approved search and rescue transponders (SARTs) that operate on the AIS frequency band. The Smartfind S5 AIS SART was launched following the adoption of the AIS SART product standards into IMO GMDSS carriage requirements as an optional alternative to the traditional 9GHz ...
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Aucxis provides Dutch and Belgian fleet with E-Catch software
Onshore electronic auction system manufacturer Aucxis has diversified to develop specific software for the fishing sector’s electronic logbook E-Catch.
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NewsPopularity grows for Koden’s digital sounder
Koden CVS-128 digital echo sounder has been fitted on all kinds of small- and middle-size vessels, including professional fishing vessels.
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Iridium inks Coface agreement
Mobile satellite service company Iridium Communications Inc has signed the Coface Facility Agreement to finance its next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next.
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NewsSonar boosts veteran fisherman’s sockeye catch
US west coast fisherman Ray Forsman said using Wesmar sonar added to his catch time during the recently ended sockeye salmon season.
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UK inshore fishing boats trial VMS
Thirty one inshore vessels in the UK south west are now equipped with a low cost vessel monitoring system (VMS) and are currently reporting their movements every minute, as part of a 12-month pilot trial being run by Seafish, in conjunction with CEFAS, to monitor inshore fishing activity.
