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Industry response on CFP reform
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood has welcomed the Commission’s Green Paper on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
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NewsAction plan to help Ecuador's fish industry
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched mid-March the first of three missions aimed at drafting an action plan to help Ecuador’s increasingly important fishing industry to develop sustainably, industry websites have reported.
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World first for Stornoway fishery
A fishery in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland has become the first trawl-caught langoustine fishery in the world to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
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Skipper praises 'Fishing for Litter'
Popular North East Skipper, Jimmy Buchan of Amity II, has expressed his support for the expanding Fishing For Litter scheme that is cleaning the nation''s seas.
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NewsBluefin tuna stocks collapsing now as fishing season opens
As the Mediterranean’s fishing fleets were readying themselves for the opening of the bluefin tuna fishery, WWF released an analysis showing that the bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 under the current fishing regime.
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New Zealand makes preliminary aquaculture decision
New Zealand''s Ministry of Fisheries has made a preliminary decision to approve the 1,783 hectare Wilson Bay Interim Aquaculture Management Area in the Firth of Thames.
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NewsMaldives bans reef shark fishing
The Maldives has banned reef shark fishing and plans a total ban on shark hunting in its seas to protect the species which are a key tourist attraction, from which the archipelago earns much foreign exchange, reports Chandani Jayatilleke.
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NewsUnlocking European aquaculture's full potential
As one of the world''s fastest growing food sectors, aquaculture already provides the planet with about half of all the fish we eat and still has a lot more to give.
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News40% of global catch wasted or unmanaged
Nearly half of the world’s recorded fish catch is unused, wasted or not accounted for, according to estimates in a new scientific paper co-authored by WWF.
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Fuel flow monitoring systems put to the test
Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has tested a range of complete fuel monitoring systems at the Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter) test cell facility.
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NewsNorthern Lights' newest propulsion engine
Northern Lights, manufacturer of marine diesel generator sets and Lugger diesel engines, has introduced its newest propulsion solution – the L6125H diesel engine, featuring an electronically-controlled high-pressure common-rail (HPCR) fuel system.
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NewsBelesta LC2 delivers fuel reduction
In common with many Scottish fishing boat owners, Jonathan Dawson of the Standsure, UL 552, was experiencing increasingly high fuel costs which meant fishing was becoming less profitable.
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Iridium-Based VMSs approved for commercial fisheries
Automatic vessel monitoring for regulated fisheries is an important growth market for Iridium.
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New MOB Dolphin
A newly launched product, the AMEC MOB Dolphin, is a wireless electronic system designed to aid crew safety by assisting in alerting other crew members on the boat to provide immediately rescue action.
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NewsNew software to increase profitability of the value chain
The operation of modern fishing companies requires a thorough knowledge of the fishing itself, processing and marketing of the products.
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NewsSeatronics' TrawlCam system
TrawlCam is a headline mounted camera which, by enabling skippers to visually identify the type of whitefish entering a trawl, will be invaluable in the predominantly mixed fishery Scottish vessels engage in, says Seatronics.
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The sonar that sees what others can't
WESMAR introduced its HD850 precision searchlight sonar with electronic stabilization into the rugged Alaska Bering Sea fishery and as word of its success has spread, the system quickly began operating in fishing fleets around the world, in the U.S., Australia, China, Russia, and Greece.
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NSSL confirmed as Inmarsat Distribution Partner
NSSL, the global satellite communications provider, has been granted the status of Distribution Partner by Inmarsat, the world’s largest MSS operator.
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NewsNew data logger
Star-Oddi has launched a new data logger that combines compass and tilt measurements. In addition to measuring compass and tilt in three directions, the DST Comp-Tilt also stores depth and temperature.
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New tags provide fish-eye view of managing depressed fisheries
New tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, according to a new study.
