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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two set-net fishermen from Kaikoura, New Zealand, have been fined for breaching sustainability measures that ensure that fish stocks are used efficiently.

20th August 2015

Kaikoura fishers fined

20th August 2015

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The seafood industry is being urged to join others in getting behind Seafood Week - the biggest celebration of seafood in the UK, which will run from 9-16 October this year.

20th August 2015

Seafood Week coming soon

20th August 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Supacat Group company, MDS Marine, has signed a contract with Marine Harvest Scotland for the first pre-production OXE Diesel, the first viable diesel outboard engine for the commercial sector.

19th August 2015

Marine Harvest to trial first OXE Diesel commercial outboard

19th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sustainable scallop fishing within the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) could be possible, thanks to the world’s largest ever fishing impact study led by scientists from Wales’ Bangor University.

19th August 2015

Fishing study reveals scallop fishing impact

19th August 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A new acoustic transponder tag monitoring system has been introduced to the fisheries research community during the American Fisheries Society annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

19th August 2015

New monitoring system for fisheries research

19th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

North Sea Shipbrokers is exhibiting again at this year’s DanFish.

19th August 2015

Tonnage and quotas for sale

19th August 2015

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

At the AquaNor 2015 conference in Norway, the launch of an innovative global tender was announced by participating members of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), in partnership with their industry feed company…

19th August 2015

Tender announced for novel oils

19th August 2015

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a bid to raise the profile of Scottish seafood, producers have come together to visit this week’s Japanese Seafood Exhibition, which attracts over 1,200 exhibitors and around 35,000 visitors.

18th August 2015

Japan a crucial market for Scottish seafood

18th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Marine Scotland will be used to develop and trial innovative fishing gear to reduce the amount of discards vessels will have to…

18th August 2015

Project to develop innovative gear

18th August 2015

NEWS

NEWS

It has been a tough decade for the fishing industry in Fiji after previous years of success. Adrian Tatum assesses the situation.

18th August 2015

Fiji battling to save its waters

18th August 2015

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

The latest project from fishing vessel design company, Skipasyn, is a 95m trawler which features two 5m propellers running at low RPM and delivering high torque.

18th August 2015

Skipasyn presents trawler project

18th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kingfisher works alongside the UK cable, renewables and oil and gas industries, as well as the Danish cable industry, to continue to bring offshore hazard and structure information to fishermen throughout Europe.

18th August 2015

Free Kingfisher datasets at DanFish

18th August 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) is joining forces with WWF-Australia and Simplot Australia to develop sustainable baitfish fisheries in three regions of Indonesia.

17th August 2015

Baitfish fisheries for Indonesia

17th August 2015

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Based on several years of experience with cooling containers for the fishing industry, Fischernet ApS - an all-round Danish wholesaler for fishing equipment - will introduce a new type of fish tub…

17th August 2015

Focus on new generation fish tub

17th August 2015

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Three New Zealand fishing companies - Aotearoa Fisheries, Sanford and Leigh Fish - are some of the first companies to commit to fitting vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all trawlers within their…

17th August 2015

NZ fishing companies install VMS

17th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tweaking breeding methods to allow European fish farming to produce more fish efficiently, is the subject of a new EU funded project.

13th August 2015

Better breeding for fish farms

13th August 2015

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Reykjavik University in Iceland is launching a series of executive training courses tailored to industry managers and executives in the international fishing industry this semester.

13th August 2015

Iceland School of Fisheries launched

13th August 2015

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Enterprise Europe Network will be present at Danfish with representatives from a number of the organisation’s offices from Europe.

13th August 2015

Enterprise Europe Network matchmaking event

13th August 2015

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Thyborøn will be showcasing its new, versatile flying trawl door, ‘Flipper’ at DanFish.

13th August 2015

‘Flipper’ showcased at DanFish

13th August 2015

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Pacific Island countries are being encouraged to increase the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) to improve the supply of fish in the region, reports David Hayes.

13th August 2015

Pacific Islands encouraged to increase use of FADs

13th August 2015