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FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A new way of mounted gillnets has been invented by Icelandic company Neptunas.

1st October 2008

New way of mounting gillnets

1st October 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Rolls-Royce has set out to design the trawler of the future.

1st October 2008

Trawler of the future

1st October 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

According to Japan Tuna Fisheries Cooperative Association (Japan Tuna), Japan's largest association of deep sea tuna fishermen, 233 of its pelagic longline tuna boat operators will each suspend fishing operations for two…

1st October 2008

Japans tuna fleet suspends fishing to conserve stocks

1st October 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Marine Rescue Technologies ltd. says it is pleased to announce that the company has fulfilled two thirds of their contracts to supply the Sea Marshall® man overboard systems to the Spanish fishing…

1st October 2008

Spanish fishing fleet adopts Sea Marshall® MOB system

1st October 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Portsmouth UK based manufacturer of emergency distress beacons, McMurdo has appointed Furuno Finland Oy as its new distributor in Finland.

1st October 2008

McMurdo appoints Finnish and Greek distributors

1st October 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

OceanLED has been granted a US patent for its unique LED underwater lighting products.

1st October 2008

US patent awarded to OceanLED

1st October 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The marine distress signals company is calling for standardised rules for replacing dated safety products to enhance marine safety.

1st October 2008

Chemring Marine calls for change in worldwide marine safety practices

1st October 2008

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The countries - the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Mauritius and Madagascar - signed a Statement of Commitment to Stop Illegal Fishing at a July meeting…

1st October 2008

SADC countries to tighten up on illegal fishing

1st October 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest completion by Macduff Shipyards Limited is the steel hulled trawler Amethyst BF19, built for Ralston Johnston and partners, Gardenstown, Scotland.

1st October 2008

Amethyst completed

1st October 2008

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

On Friday 22 August, Peter Forsythes wife Fiona named the Boys Pride N174 at a ceremony at Banff Marina, Scotland watched by family and friends before the vessel set sail home to…

1st October 2008

Boys Pride launched

1st October 2008