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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishermen who are fed up with “unworkable” European regulations are developing new prawn trawls which are designed to reduce discards.

13th February 2013

Scots develop new trawls to cut discards

13th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK food retailer, Sainsbury’s, recently launched its ‘Switch the Fish’ campaign in an attempt to encourage consumers to try less popular types of seafood, during which rope grown mussels from UK seafood…

13th February 2013

Campaign success for Scottish mussels

13th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The organisers of the 4th European Tuna Conference have announced the first speakers.

12th February 2013

Tuna conference speakers announced

12th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

DigitalGlobe, Inc. and GeoEye, Inc. announced the completion of their merger at the end of January.

12th February 2013

DigitalGlobe and Geoeye merge

12th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Gloria Maris aquaculture farm, on the French island of Corsica, has been certified sustainable by international certification body, Friend of the Sea.

12th February 2013

Gloria Maris certified sustainable

12th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Following a successful trial and acceptance of its technology, Beam Communications Pty Ltd has received a US$1m order from Beijing Marine Communications & Navigation Company (MCN) for the supply of Beam Inmarsat…

12th February 2013

Chinese order worth $1m for Beam

12th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Unil AS, the Norwegian purchasing unit responsible for the private labels of the country’s largest retailer, NorgesGruppen, is calling on tuna fishing companies and processors to catch and supply sustainable skipjack tuna…

8th February 2013

Pacifical tuna for Norwegian retailer

8th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

After winning the UK fisheries tender for new the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Electronic Reporting System (ERS), based on the BlueTraker® VMS, the AST-EMA consortium has been awarded type approval.

7th February 2013

AST-EMA consortium receives type approval

7th February 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Despite the recent negative press regarding mackerel, the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association wants to reassure consumers that Scottish caught mackerel is sustainable and meets all of the Marine Conversation Society’s sustainability credentials.

7th February 2013

Scottish caught mackerel IS sustainable

7th February 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The top albacore boat in the Pacific last year used a WESMAR HD860 electronically stabilised sonar, and the owner credits his WESMAR sonar and the captain of his boat with their success.

7th February 2013

Top albacore boat credits WESMAR sonar

7th February 2013