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NewsSonars and underwater cameras aid aquaculture
The worldwide demand for seafood products is expected to more than double in the next 10 to 15 years, however, the amount of seafood being harvested from our oceans is expected to decline over that period due to overfishing.
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NewsIridium Force™ – a new vision for global communications
Iridium Communications Inc. has announced its “vision for the future of personal mobile satellite communications”, Iridium Force™.
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NewsMore processing equipment to be sold in Asia
The seafood reprocessing industry in Asia is about to change. The rising cost of labour, due to competition from other industries, may soon make it uneconomic to send fish to some countries there for further processing and to bring it back again.
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Partnership agreement for new SAILOR 900 VSAT
Marlink and Thrane & Thrane introduced the brand new Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 900 VSAT antenna in September.
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New Trawl Alignment Sensor from Notus
Notus Electronics Ltd. has released a new Trawl Alignment Sensor.
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Plate freezers for new Norwegian trawlers
Shipping companies Havstrand and Havbryn of Ålesund in Norway have signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard to build two trawlers to be delivered in 2012 and 2013.
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Greenpeace condemns attempts to unravel Pacific conservation measures
Greenpeace has expressed its disappointment with the major fishing nations active in the Western and Central Pacific, for their attempts to unravel current conservation and management measures of the region’s declining tuna stocks.
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NewsItalian illegal use of drift-nets
The European Commission has called on Italy to take measures and comply with an October 2009 Court of Justice ruling on Italy''s continued illegal use of drift-nets.
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NZ aquaculture enters new era
A major aquaculture legislation reform that creates the platform for aquaculture to become a $1bn industry by 2025 took effect on 1 October 2011, says NZ Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley.
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Cockle fishery enters MSC assessment
The Dee Estuary fishery, one of the largest cockle fisheries in the UK, has entered into the MSC assessment process for the first time.
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NewsSuccorfish SC2 launches to meet new fishing legislation
A new, hi-tech global tracking device that could revolutionise the way the commercial fishing industry operates is to be officially launched following a series of successful trials across the South West of England.
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NewsTucal completes Russian installation
Spanish refrigeration company Tucal is continuing its work in Russia, having carried out several important projects with vertical plate freezers, icy water plants and other supplies for different customers in recent years.
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NewsSRS Frigadon expands capacity range
SRS Frigadon Ltd, in conjunction with Swedish sister company Frigadon AB, has announced the arrival of the next step in R1270 hydrocarbon chillers.
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NewsPlastic – enemy of the sea
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) attempts to whitewash this admission by claiming, “Plastic materials are generally inert and lend themselves to product safety-critical situations such as food and pharmaceutical packaging, toys and medical implants”. The federation also simplifies the constant introduction of new plastic pollutants by claiming to be just ...
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NewsIceFish ’11 – optimism and attendance up!
There was a general air of optimism at the 10th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition held in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland from the 22-24 September 2011, with many exhibitors securing large orders at the event.
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NewsAmericas certification update
Since mid-May 2011, six fisheries in the Americas region, comprised of 13 Units of Certification, were certified.
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Alaska tribal fishery celebrates MSC certification
On 26 August, the Metlakatla Indian Community in southeast Alaska gathered to celebrate the recent certification of the Annette Islands Reserve salmon fishery – a community-managed fishery operating in tribal waters.
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Japan urged to abandon whaling policy
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has said it is disappointed but not surprised that Japan’s whaling fleet is reportedly planning a return to Antarctica later this year to kill more whales.
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NewsFAO/WHO report embraced by fisheries
A report published by FAO and WHO says governments need to do better at communicating the benefits of eating seafood or risk exacerbating heart disease among adults and suboptimal brain development in babies.
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Organised crime at sea exposed
In a new report, Greenpeace has revealed how Spain is “repeatedly and systematically overlooking illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by its huge fleet throughout European waters and beyond”.
