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NewsAll-in-one logistics service for seafood industry
foodcareplus™ and Nova Fresh Logistics have announced an all-in-one logistics service for the seafood industry.
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NewsNew roller grader and SMARTloader from Carnitech
Processing systems manufacturer Carnitech showed two new machines at Seafood Processing Europe in Brussels in April.
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SSC invests in new farm pens
Fusion Marine has secured an order for 14 Triton 400 farm pens for The Scottish Salmon Company’s newest site at Sgeir Dughall, Loch Torridon, Scotland.
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Illegal tuna fishing suspected
According to WWF, two large non-Mediterranean fleets have been spotted in some of the main Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing grounds over the last two weeks.
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Spanish and French tuna fishery closed
The season usually lasts from 16 May-14 June but the purse seine quota allocated to both countries was exhausted on 29 May at 20:00.
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NewsFrom Doryman’s Days to great skipper’s life
A native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Captain R Barry Fisher (1928-2001) had been to me a sort of an overseas ‘alter ego’.
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NewsResearchers track Atlantic bluefin tuna
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have tagged young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England to track migration patterns.
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NewsRecord level of mid-Atlantic scallop seed
Recent surveys by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science reveal an unprecedented number of young scallops in two fishery management areas off the mid-Atlantic coast.
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NewsNOAA increases Gulf of Mexico red snapper catch limit
NOAA is increasing the Gulf of Mexico red snapper limit, after the latest population assessment showed that overfishing has ended and the population is rebounding.
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Argentine hoki fishery MSC certified
The Argentine hoki trawl net fishery has been awarded MSC certification.
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NewsGhana to build 11 new fishing ports
Ghana will be getting 11 new fishing ports by 2017, constructed by Dutch engineering and consulting company DHV.
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NewsBluefin tuna carry radiation from Japan
Bluefin tuna exposed to radioactivity that leaked into the Pacific Ocean after the earthquake and tsunami damaged Japan’s Fukushima power plants last year have carried that radiation to the waters off California.
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EU/US cooperation against illegal fishing
Today EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki will welcome her US counterpart, Dr Jane Lubchenco, US Under-Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to Brussels.
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NewsISSF introduces new tuna vessel register
During the Infofish World Tuna and Trade Conference in Bangkok, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) revealed its latest effort to bring more sustainable management practices to global tuna fisheries - a new vessel register.
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NewsDutch boats opt for Wavecheetah weighing systems
Nesco Weighing Limited has recently delivered a large batch of its Wavecheetah II marine weighing systems to the Netherlands port of Den Helder.
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NewsIncreased value with new X-ray cutting machine
Icelandic company Valka ehf has designed a new X-ray guided water jet cutting machine for trimming and portioning fish fillets.
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NewsNew tray sealer from Ishida
Ishida Europe has launched a brand new version of its QX-775 tray sealer.
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Compulsory insurance of shipowners
In the past there has been no legal requirement for shipowners to have third party liability insurance - if a shipowner did not take out insurance, the third party would only recover damages if there were sufficient assets.
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NewsInsurance provider advises on fishing vessel safety
A comprehensive handbook, ‘Fishing vessel safety’, has been produced by mutual insurance provider The Shipowners’ Club, which aims to make crew members more aware and assist crew and owners in recognising potential dangers and operating hazards.
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NewsNew EU-Mozambique fisheries deal
A new deal with Mozambique, which licenses fishing opportunities to 75 EU vessels from Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and the UK, was backed by Parliament in a vote last week.
