Electronics & Communications – Page 13

  • Robe-based skippers Jason Petit and Malcolm Parish aboard the Ester J, a shark-gillnet boat now sporting a new high-tech electronic monitoring system
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    Ester J ready for e-monitoring

    2011-02-06T16:22:00Z

    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.

  • Seaview has appointed Interform Marine as its UK and Ireland distributor
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    Seaview appoints Interform Marine

    2011-01-30T02:00:00Z

    Manufacturer of mounting solutions for marine electronics, Seaview, has appointed Interform Marine as its distributor for the UK and Ireland.

  • Electronic Navigation Ltd’s CEO Gareth Hodson says the agreement will further enhance the current WASSP global sales network
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    Furuno to distribute WASSP to key markets

    2011-01-28T02:00:00Z

    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

    2011-01-28T02:00:00Z

    Iridium Communications Inc. has announced it is establishing a Global Service Program for its Iridium OpenPort® broadband marine satellite communication product.

  • Osprey personal tracker
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    GeoEye wins VMS contract for Republic of Maldives

    2011-01-11T14:44:00Z

    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.

  • IP is particularly popular in Spain because of the opportunities it offers for remote repair maintenance.
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    Special Report: EU failing to introduce electronic fishing records

    2010-12-21T01:00:00Z

    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 ...

  • The Satlink VMS solution has allowed the Irish enforcement authorities to implement one of the most advanced VMS systems in the EU.
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    VMS: Irish ocean protection

    2010-12-20T09:20:00Z

    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

    2010-12-17T01:00:00Z

    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.

  • Gareth Hodson has assumed the role of CEO at Electronic Navigation Ltd.
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    New CEO for Electronic Navigation

    2010-12-15T00:00:00Z

    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

    2010-12-03T01:00:00Z

    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

    2010-11-29T01:00:00Z

    Onshore electronic auction system manufacturer Aucxis has diversified to develop specific software for the fishing sector’s electronic logbook E-Catch.

  • Koden’s CVS-128 digital echo sounder.
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    Popularity grows for Koden’s digital sounder

    2010-11-19T00:15:00Z

    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

    2010-11-17T07:45:00Z

    Mobile satellite service company Iridium Communications Inc has signed the Coface Facility Agreement to finance its next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next.

  • The 58-foot Alaskan-built FV Admiral on the wall at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle.
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    Sonar boosts veteran fisherman’s sockeye catch

    2010-11-16T12:15:00Z

    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

    2010-11-15T10:04:00Z

    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.

  • Wesmar’s HD825 digital system updates its HD800 and SS395 sonars.
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    HD825 sonar goes to Pacific Marine Expo

    2010-11-11T11:59:00Z

    Wesmar is to showcase its HD825 searchlight sonar at this year’s Pacific Marine Expo (PME) in Seattle, 18-20 November.

  • Shakespeare's new ART-3.
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    Shakespeare’s new VHF antenna health checker

    2010-09-09T01:01:00Z

    The new ART-3 antenna radio tester from Shakespeare Electronic Products Group offers a cost-effective method of ensuring the radio and antenna are performing to their best efficiency, according to the US-headquartered company.

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    Selex solution meets e-logbook requirement

    2010-09-06T09:15:00Z

    Selex Communications has started selling a solution to the UK’s e-logbook requirement for the recording and transmission of fishing activities data.

  • McMurdo’s new Smartfind Navtex.
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    New Navtex receiver from McMurdo stable

    2010-09-01T01:00:00Z

    McMurdo has launched a new Navtex receiver, the Smartfind GMDSS Navtex.

  • Many Spanish fishing vessel operators are using OpenPort to comply with the new European Union regulations for electronic log keeping and reporting.
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    Iridium’s Openport proves popular with Spanish fleet

    2010-08-31T01:00:00Z

    US-based Iridium Communications has received orders for more than 100 Iridium OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels.