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Australia: the illegal fishing package one year on
One year on, the Howard Government’s $388.9 million ‘tough on illegal foreign fishermen’ 2006 budget package is turning the tide on fish poachers in Australia’s northern waters, according to the government.
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Canada announces 55 new fishery officers
Yesterday, at a ceremony in Chilliwack, 55 new recruits graduated from the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officer training program.
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Aker Seafoods to purchase Fiskmästar’n in Sweden from Domstein Enghav
Aker Seafoods has entered into an agreement with Domstein Enghav Sweden to take over the activities connected to the wholly-owned subsidiary Fiskmästar’n. As a result, Aker Seafoods will play a considerable larger role in the Swedish markets of consumer pack products and expects to increase its revenue with close to ...
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Farmed fish sold as wild, reports FSA
A snapshot survey carried out by the UK Food Standards Agency has found that consumers are being sold farmed sea bass, sea bream and salmon as ‘wild’ fish.
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BIM appoints new Chief Executive
The Chairman of Ireland’s Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Rose McHugh, has announced the appointment of Jason Whooley as Chief Executive of BIM to take effect from 1 July 2007.
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Regional Action Plan to fight illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region
Fisheries Ministers from 10 countries have endorsed a Regional Plan of Action to promote responsible fishing practices and combat illegal fishing in the South-East Asian region.
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EU must close tuna fishery
According to WWF, the EU has failed to grasp its final opportunity this year to save bluefin tuna from collapse in the Mediterranean.
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NewsMore US trawlers install Notus
For some time, the Notus Trawlmaster has been the trawl monitoring system of choice for several European and Canadian fisheries.
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NewsSuccess for the SP90 and an award for the ME70
Three Norwegian, six Faroese, four Danish and four Icelandic vessels have recently installed Simrad’s latest low frequency sonar SP90 and, according to Simrad, all have the same verdict: a very good all round sonar, both in shallow water (50-200m) fishing for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel and in deepwater fishing ...
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NewsNew portable VHF radio series
Thrane & Thrane is launching the first three products of the SAILOR SP3500 series.
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NewsVMS type-approved for US fisheries
Faria WatchDog®, Inc., has announced that its Iridium-based vessel monitoring system (VMS) has been type approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for installation on commercial fishing vessels in US waters.
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NewsPredicting future catch rates with Olfish-2007
The recently-launched Olfish-2007 electronic logbook system (see World Fishing February 2007) comprises two elements that manufacturer Olrac claims may well be the first of their kind – the Fishing Consultant and the Fleet Activity Optimiser.
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NewsMarport introduces next generation catch sensor
Marport has announced its next generation Catch Sensor. The sensor combines radical new design elements with innovative technology.
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Onsite oil condition monitoring made simple!
Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used in industrial and marine plant and equipment is one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of engines, gearboxes and hydraulic systems.
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NewsEngine range is top performer
The latest Perkins Sabre marine diesel engines have confirmed the range’s status for achieving the highest environmental standards.
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NewsEnhanced M 20 series – many advantages for the operator
Keeping in line with its philosophy of ensuring that all its engines remain ‘state-of-the-art’, Caterpillar has refined its M 20 engine series, which has been successfully established in the market for 14 years, and will now distribute it under the name M 20 C.
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Smart way to control propulsion systems
Glendinning Marine Products, Inc., a product development company that designs, assembles, and markets electro-mechanical devices for use in the RV and marine industries – has announced the completion of its newest product ready for distribution.
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NewsPrimeServ’s latest trawler overhaul
PrimeServ Frederikshavn has successfully completed another major main engine overhaul aboard a large, Westrybflot-owned factory freezer trawler.
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NewsConstant low-temperature cooling for Japan’s Burimy Inc.
Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada continues to sell its Deepchill Variable-State Slurry Ice Systems into Japan. In December 2006, Burimy Inc. of Amakusa-city, Kumakoto, Japan installed a Deepchill System at its fillet processing plant.
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Introducing Jackstone Fourseas
Jackstone Froster has announced its merger with the business of Fourseas Services Ltd to form the new company Jackstone Fourseas Ltd.
