All Industry News articles – Page 70
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NewsIcelandic strike over
Much of the Icelandic fleet sailed on Sunday night as soon as the announcement had been made that the seamen’s strike had been called off.
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NewsSpecialist Man Overboard & Fast Craft Injury Prevention Workshops
A unique programme of two one day events for the sub IMO / sub 24 metre professional sector is being held ‘back to back’ in Southampton UK on 25 & 26 April 2017. The fast moving workshop style programme brings together an international group of experts armed with the latest ...
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NewsCloser ties for the Canaries and Norway
Governmental representatives from the Canary Islands and Norway have met to further develop the commercial, economic and social ties between the two countries.
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NewsMarel's new salmon deheader launched
Marel has developed a new automatic deheading machine for salmon which aims to minimise manual handling and improves quality and yield.
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NewsNew role for Jimmy Buchan
The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) has appointed Jimmy Buchan of BBC series trawlerman fame, as its new business manager.
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NewsPoacher arrested at Lihou Reef
A Vietnamese fishing vessel has been apprehended off the coast of Cairn after suspicions of illegally fishing in Australian waters.
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Murmansk office for Hampiðjan
Hampiðjan has now opened a sales office in Murmansk which has been specially set up to handle sales of fishing gear and servicing for Russian fishing companies.
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NewsTraining courses for more than 300 staff
With the Icelandic seamen’s strike now well into its second month, the time has been used to hold training courses for HB Grandi’s production staff. The company took the decision not to give staff notice, but has instead kept them on payroll throughout the strike. Courses in both first aid ...
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NewsMarel linerless labeller US launch
Marel will launch its new high-speed linerless labeller to the US market at Seafood Expo North America 2017.
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NewsClearwater boosts investment in Arctic surf clam fishery
Clearwater Seafoods Inc has made a CAN$5 million investment in its Arctic surf clam fishery as part of its growth strategy.
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NewsMariculture investors should look to Mexico
Investors in mariculture should look to the Mexican region for development and expansion in the fish farming industry with the country’s government pledging US$50-70 million to mariculture and its associated infrastructure.
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NewsEU fishing sector alarmed by vote on external fishing regulation
The European Parliament (EP) has voted in favour of the new proposal for a regulation on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets.
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NewsVOLT Service selects Damen’s new Utility Vessel 4312
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with VOLT Service AS for a Utility Vessel (UV) 4312 to undertake delousing operations and other services at Norwegian salmon farms.
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NewsMan overboard course for fishermen
A ground-breaking new pilot training course for fishermen aimed at preventing man overboard incidents and improving survival and recovery procedures has just been completed at the RNLI’s Training College in Dorset, UK.
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NewsSkaginn and 3X Technology united under a single brand
Skaginn and 3X Technologies have joined their product and service offerings together and will know jointly be known as Skaginn 3X.
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NewsScottish fishermen welcome new report on recovering fish stocks
A new report has highlighted that most major whitefish stocks have increased in Scottish waters since the mid-2000s while fishing pressure has reduced.
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NewsSt Helena to establish UK’s first one-by-one only tuna fishery
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF), the St Helena government, the St Helena Fisheries Corporation have launched a new project to protect the island’s tuna fishery.
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NewsHumminbird fish finder launch
Humminbird has combined what it calls all its best features and placed them into its new SOLIX series which promises to take the guess work out of fish-holding structures for anglers.
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NewsBritain’s best fish and chip shop
Kingfisher Fish and Chips in Plympton, Plymouth, has been crowned the best fish and chip shop in the UK at the 2017 National Fish & Chip Awards, organised by Seafish.
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NewsTeachers turn to WAFIC for education
The Western Australian Fishing Industry Council has hosted a professional development day (PDD) for secondary school teachers as its places a strong emphasis on education.
