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NewsTraceability means more demanding marketplace
Vigo Fish MarketAfter the European Union (EU) legislation on food traceability came into force on 1 January, fisheries, one of the last major remaining commercial hunter-gatherer activities, is now liable to the same legal food safety requirements as farming. It will also face the same pressures in the marketplace as ...
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Philippines
The Philippines looks to aquaculture for long-term growth. David Hayes reports. - Not only has farmed fish in the Philippines overtaken wild catch, as in China, Filipinos are generating valuable income from value-added in areas such as seaweed exports.
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Fish meal sector remains unstable
Over the past years, producers have been facing numerous challenges, one of which is production. Last year 2004 was not an exception, although globally it improved significantly compared with the previous year 2003. But, again, the challenges come from many fronts, both production and market wise. And contrasts between the ...
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Fishmeal plants inspected in Chile
The regional ministerial secretary of Health in Concepción (Chile) Patricia González, has filed an accusation against five fishmeal plants, after having detected serious defects in their production processes and in the handling and storage of their raw material, according to FIS.
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New 'sea wars light sabre'
US-based Omniglow says it is new 6" Flex-stick ultra lightstick outperforms any other commercial on the market. The company says that in the battle for fish all longliner fishermen know the secret to catching more is light.
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Yemen goes fishing for $30m harbour and new vessels
Work is well underway on a new industrial harbour at Dhabba in Yemen and it will be the largest facility of its kind on the Southern Arabian Peninsula. According to a Deutz Germany statement, the $30M project will house a state-of-the-art processing plant built to the latest ...
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Wesmar's new trawl sonar goes superlight
Wesmar unveiled a new trawl sonar system at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle which it says weighs less than any other trawl sonar on the market. The sled for the new system has an in-the-water weight of just 9.9lbs (4.5kg), a practical weight for the ground-fish industry.
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Nylon - small is strong and economic
Germany''s echanische Netzfabrik of Oldenburg, reports the recent introduction of a full range of nylon fishing nets with very small meshes and strong, heavy duty twine.
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Simrad to launch innovative monitoring system
Norway''s Simrad reports it will be launching new catch monitoring systems in May, the PI44 and PI54 and in the meantime it is putting a new height sensor on the market.
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Twins via Poland to Faroes
The growing trend for hull building in Poland continues with two new pairtrawlers for Faroes home port Leirvik which have been fitted out by Faroes company Vónin Ltd., based in Fuglafjørdur .
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The ETF meets Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
On February 17th, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) General Secretary Doro Zinke and the President of the ETF Fisheries Section, Peter Sand Mortensen, met EU Commissioner Joe Borg. During the meeting, the ETF representatives had the opportunity to express to the Commissioner the European fishermen’s concerns with respect ...
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Positive Trends in Whitefish landings
The tonnage of whitefish landings at Lerwick Harbour increased by more than a quarter in the first nine months of this year, with the successful "Land in Shetland" campaign making an important contribution to the rise.
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EC backs down over drastic cuts
There is to be a 10 per cent reduction in fishing possibilities for European vessels in 2005.
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Namibian Minister tells industry to fight crisis
The Namibian Minister for Fisheries and Labour has described the industry''s current crisis as a ''wake-up'' call, after the partial closure of a black empowerment fisheries company, according to FIS.
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Tsunami hits fishing sector
Asia''s Tsunami disaster has had a devastating impact in the area. Fishermen from some affected countries such as Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand have witnessed a decline in their catch report.
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Pesca Sur opens its doors
Pesca Sur will be held from 9-12 March this year, at the new Sur Activo Convention centre in Concepción -- Talcahuano, Chile. This will be the first time that this new exhibition will take place.
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Amethyst new jewel for West and Johnston
Macduff Shipyards has completed the building of the Amethyst BF19 which replaces the previous Amethyst 11, for partners David West and Ralston Johnston. The new vessel is a stretched version of the ''Excel'', also built by Macduff.
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Largest Danish fishing vessel ever
Rolls-Royce has sealed a NOK 30 million contract with Danish fishing company Niels Jensen & Co AS to provide the design and major equipment for a new purse seiner/pelagic trawler type NVC 354l. With a gross tonnage of 2,300 and at 76m, the Isafold will be the largest fishing vessel ...
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North American seafood producers prepared for EU tracability laws
Torunn Halhjem at Trident Seafoods Corp, a Seattle, Washington based company processing primarily Alaskan seafood products says that companies have already been providing virtually all the required information."It didn't have much impact. We only had to add two lines to our invoice and on the label that the product was ...
