Latest News – Page 507
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NewsNew executive director for NFI Crab Council
Ed Rhodes has been announced as the new executive director of the NFI Crab Council.
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NewsExtra fishing days for UK scallopers
In exchange for observing area closures the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has issued fishing vessel licence variations allowing UK scallop fishing vessels extra effort in the English Channel.
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NewsFishing course success
A new three week fishing course designed to introduce people to the fishing industry has been well received by the local community in Looe, Cornwall, UK.
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NewsNew Jeppesen C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography
Jeppesen''s new C-MAP MAX-N Wide cartography, designed for popular navigation systems from global marine electronics company Navico, is now available to boaters worldwide.
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Sweden to modernise coastal radio network
The Swedish Maritime Administration is investing SEK50m to improve and modernise the Swedish coastal radio network, the cornerstone of search and rescue activities in Swedish waters.
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NewsA new kind of future
Chile’s fishing industry is at the crossroads of development with this year seeing a new law passed that is aimed at helping the country maintain its position as one of the world’s leading fishing nations. Adrian Tatum reports.
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Akdeniz Shipyard wins research vessel order
The Mediterranean Fisheries Research, Production and Training Institute in Turkey has ordered a new Fisheries Control, Audit and Research Vessel from Akdeniz Shipyard.
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Fish stock advice
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published a popular version of its fish stock advice for 2014.
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NewsCroatia prepares for Europe
Croatia’s accession to the EU means the country will have to face fresh challenges in its fishing sector. Adrian Tatum reports.
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Ned-Deck Marine becomes PALFINGER NED-DECK
Since the integration of Ned-Deck Marine into the PALFINGER GROUP in 2010, the Business Area PALFINGER MARINE has strengthened its position as a deck equipment supplier in the maritime, offshore and wind industries worldwide.
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NewsMSC for cross-border Irish mussels
The bottom grown blue mussel sector in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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Simulator delivered to training company
VSTEP has delivered a NAUTIS DNV Class A FMB simulator to Australian training organisation Seafood and Maritime Industries Training (SMIT).
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NewsTersan Shipyard delivers ‘Volstad’
Tersan Shipyard, located in Turkey, has delivered the 74.7m stern freezer trawler ‘Volstad’ to Norwegian fishing and offshore company Volstad AS.
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NewsNew SAILOR 800 VSAT antenna
Cobham has announced the forthcoming launch of a brand new SAILOR VSAT antenna.
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NewsWorld’s smallest PLB
This year Ocean Signal has introduced the world’s smallest Personal Locator Beacon the rescueME PLB1 which is typically 30% smaller than other PLBs.
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NewsNOAA acidification study
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting a survey of the Pacific Ocean to determine how bad the problem of acidification is for the shellfish industry.
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NewsTrade sanctions against the Faroe Islands supported
The Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture has backed the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation adopting trade measures with regard to the Faroe Islands.
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NewsIceland calls early Coastal States meeting to resolve mackerel dispute
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson has written to Iceland’s fellow Coastal States (EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands) to propose new negotiations to find a solution to the ongoing mackerel dispute.
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Oyster aquaculture investment in New Brunswick
The New Brunswick government in Canada is investing $400,000 in a new programme to accelerate the development of its oyster aquaculture industry.
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NewsFaroese whalers will need a license from 2015
The first whale ''grind'' of the year has taken place in the Faroe Islands - a total of 125 pilot whales were killed last week (Monday 22 July) in the bay of Viðvík.
