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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Friend of the Sea (FoS) is expanding in Italy as retail chain Despar, one of the country’s main supermarket brands, joins the programme.

2nd September 2014

FoS programme expands in Italy

2nd September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Polar Fishing Gear has completed a big step in its latest development in trawl doors, the Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors.

2nd September 2014

Poseidon doors on display

2nd September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

At this year’s IceFish, design, development and manufacturing company Elcee Holland B.V. will be represented by its market-focused business units Plain Bearings and Castings & Forgings.

2nd September 2014

Bearings, castings and forgings

2nd September 2014

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

ICELANDIC FISHERIES EXHIBITION

Years ago, trawler captains began adopting advanced instrumentation to optimise their fishing effort - even with all their modern technology, captains knew that there was a big gap between what they thought…

2nd September 2014

Analysing trawl action for optimal efficiency

2nd September 2014

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

‘Made in Iceland’ is a good indicator of quality when it comes to seafood products. Fishing has been an inseparable part of life in Iceland since the country was first settled and…

2nd September 2014

Seafood made in Iceland

2nd September 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European fisheries sector organisation, Europêche, says that economic disruption caused by the Russian ban on EU seafood products is being made worse by the lack of action by the European Commission.

1st September 2014

Russian imports ban continues to cause disruption

1st September 2014

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at various technologies awaiting commercial implementation.

31st August 2014

Technology in waiting

31st August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Newspaper reports in the middle of August that the British government was delaying publication of an official review of the integrity and assurance of food supply networks have raised fears that food…

31st August 2014

Food security still an issue in the UK

31st August 2014

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Promens will be promoting its Safe2Land fresh fish unloading cage at this year’s IceFish.

31st August 2014

Focus on safety with Safe2Land

31st August 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

After working to establish professional standards for mainly freshwaters, fishery managers are looking to play their part in the development and conservation of Britain’s sea fisheries.

29th August 2014

Professionals work to improve sea fisheries

29th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Ross Dougal has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) at the organisation’s annual general meeting.

28th August 2014

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation appointments

28th August 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Raymarine has announced two new technology options for its LightHouse II powered line of multifunction displays.

28th August 2014

Raymarine unveils new technology

28th August 2014

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new fish processing plant has been unveiled in the Seychelles which the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) says will diversify and add value to the country’s marine resources.

28th August 2014

Boost for Seychelles fisheries sector

28th August 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport has appointed Furuno Norway AS as its exclusive distributor for Norway.

28th August 2014

Marport appoints new distributor in Norway

28th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has recently invested in business intelligence software which will assist in the detection of quota evasion.

28th August 2014

New software to detect fraud

28th August 2014

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Version 2.1 of the MaxSea TimeZero professional range MaxSea TimeZero PLOT and ECS has been released and is available to download.

28th August 2014

New MaxSea TimeZero download

28th August 2014

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The newly upgraded Capt. Hook management and information system for longline fisheries has been launched by Mørenot Dyrkorn.

28th August 2014

Capt. Hook upgraded

28th August 2014

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deep sea camera systems have revealed that trawl and longline fisheries are having little impact on seafloor biodiversity around Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

28th August 2014

Cameras reveal limited impact of fishing

28th August 2014

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

The Canadian Coast Guard has inaugurated its newest near-shore fisheries research vessel, CCGS Leim.

28th August 2014

Canadian Coast Guard welcomes CCGS ‘Leim’

28th August 2014

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Named for the first American woman launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, the research vessel Sally Ride was commissioned on 9 August at Dakota Creek Industries in Washington, USA.

27th August 2014

Markey deck machinery for research vessel

27th August 2014