News

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealands 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.

1st May 2009

New Zealand makes preliminary aquaculture decision

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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…

1st May 2009

Maldives bans reef shark fishing

1st May 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

As one of the worlds 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.

1st May 2009

Unlocking European aquacultures full potential

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

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.

1st May 2009

40% of global catch wasted or unmanaged

1st May 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

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.

1st May 2009

Belesta LC2 delivers fuel reduction

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Automatic vessel monitoring for regulated fisheries is an important growth market for Iridium.

1st May 2009

Iridium-Based VMSs approved for commercial fisheries

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

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…

1st May 2009

New MOB Dolphin

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The operation of modern fishing companies requires a thorough knowledge of the fishing itself, processing and marketing of the products.

1st May 2009

New software to increase profitability of the value chain

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

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,…

1st May 2009

Seatronics TrawlCam system

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

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…

1st May 2009

The sonar that sees what others cant

1st May 2009