Electronics & Communications – Page 7

  • The Autonomous EK can use wideband transducers for continuous ecosystem monitoring
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    Simrad's new autonomous echo sounder

    2015-06-02T13:41:00Z

    Simrad has launched its new Autonomous EK system to carry out continuous long term, in-depth ecosystem monitoring of the subsea environment.

  • Eastern IFCA survey boat RV ‘Three Counties’
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    UK IFCAs install broadband systems

    2015-05-28T12:37:00Z

    Buzz Marine has supplied its HubbaX4 Go marine broadband systems to five UK Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) patrol vessels.

  • Globalstar Sat-Fi and phone
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    Globalstar turns Wi-Fi devices into satellite phones

    2015-05-26T16:12:00Z

    Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd. has announced the availability of Sat-Fi in EMEA, which enables customers to use their existing smartphones and phone numbers to send and receive communications over Globalstar’s satellite network, offering voice and data connectivity when beyond the range of the mobile phone network.

  • Tech21 Patriot for iPhone 6
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    New smart tech for workers on the go

    2015-05-26T15:53:00Z

    EnerPlex, manufacturer of rugged solar charging and portable power products, has developed a new range of products to make life easier for those travelling away from home.

  • noaa map
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    Old data digitised for modern scientists

    2015-05-21T09:58:00Z

    NOAA Fisheries'' Alaska Fisheries Science Center has been successful in translating old survey data into a form that could be useful to modern scientists.

  • Daisy II and Willing Lad
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    Twin rig brings benefits

    2015-05-11T18:55:00Z

    Over the last eight years, the Notus Trawlmaster net monitoring system has been installed on over 200 vessels across the UK and Ireland. One of the main reasons for its popularity is that the Trawlmaster system was specifically designed for twin-rigging.

  • Sri Lankan fishing vessels. Credit: calflier001/CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Sri Lanka to install VMS

    2015-04-07T16:26:00Z

    Sri Lanka is installing transponders for vessel monitoring systems (VMS) in its deep-sea fishing fleet, as it seeks to lift a European Union ban on fish exports which has been in place since January, reports Chandani Jayatilleke.

  • An early SmartCatch prototype
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    Technologies for sustainable fishing

    2015-04-07T09:26:00Z

    New, soon to be released ‘smart technology’ products from SmartCatch LLC are set to give fishermen the ability to not only remotely monitor what is happening inside their nets, but also to provide ways for them to control in-net escape panels, allowing for more precise target-species collection.

  • News

    St Helena opts for Globavista VMS

    2015-03-26T13:26:00Z

    The Government of St Helena has selected the Globavista Portal integrated web based technology as its Vessel Monitoring System, extending the relationship between the respective parties to nine years in total.

  • USAID Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development and Trade project’s Chief of Party Tim Moore (left) congratulates Gerald Knecht, CEO of P.T. Bali Seafood (right) and David Solomon, CEO of Pelagic Data Systems. Credit: USAID
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    Innovative technology recognised

    2015-03-25T12:33:00Z

    P.T. Bali Seafood and Pelagic Data Systems have been awarded for their innovative technology that has the potential to help small-scale fishers across Asia.

  • KVH’s TracPhone® V-IP satellite communications antenna systems
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    KVH expands broadband network capacity

    2015-03-19T11:37:00Z

    KVH Industries, Inc. has completed several capacity increases for its mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network to support heightened demand from customers engaged in a wide range of commercial maritime activities around the world, including fishing, offshore oil and gas, and shipping.

  • TracPhone® satellite communications antenna system
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    KVH ships 5,000th TracPhone

    2015-02-26T11:34:00Z

    KVH Industries, Inc. recently shipped its 5,000th TracPhone® satellite communications antenna system for the mini-VSAT Broadbandsm network, adding more than 1,000 units in the past year.

  • Scanmar’s new hydrophone
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    New noise hydrophone from Scanmar

    2015-02-25T15:50:00Z

    Norwegian company Scanmar is launching its latest innovation - a hydrophone with noise measurement.

  • Hand dialling on a satellite phone
    News

    The increasing importance of satellite phones

    2015-01-22T08:00:00Z

    Gavan Murphy, director of marketing EMEA at Globalstar writes on the importance of satellite phones to commercial fishermen.

  • The FishSAFE app will help make life safer for North Sea fishermen
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    New app to help keep North Sea fishermen safe

    2015-01-21T10:46:00Z

    A new app which will help make life safer for North Sea fishermen has been launched.

  • Janica II
    News

    Case Study: “Janica II”

    2014-10-15T12:44:00Z

    Captain Rick Genge operates the FV “Janica II” on the West Coast of Newfoundland.

  • The CP200 sonar
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    Raymarine unveils new technology

    2014-08-28T11:22:00Z

    Raymarine has announced two new technology options for its LightHouse II powered line of multifunction displays.

  • News

    Marport appoints new distributor in Norway

    2014-08-28T11:03:00Z

    Marport has appointed Furuno Norway AS as its exclusive distributor for Norway.

  • News

    New MaxSea TimeZero download

    2014-08-28T10:28:00Z

    Version 2.1 of the MaxSea TimeZero professional range MaxSea TimeZero PLOT and ECS has been released and is available to download.

  • Mark Hewish
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    Globavista wins UK fisheries VMS contract

    2014-07-29T11:34:00Z

    The UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed that it has awarded the contract for the supply of its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to Globavista Limited.