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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Canada’s eSonar Inc, an underwater sonar service, development and manufacturing company, has been developing state-of-the-art sonar equipment for a diverse market.

15th April 2013

Canadian company making waves in sonar technology

15th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

EMA Group’s BlueTraker® VMS fisheries monitoring satellite terminals have received Type Approval from the Indonesian Directorate General of Resources and Equipment, allowing sales and installations throughout the Republic of Indonesia.

15th April 2013

BlueTraker® VMS receives Indonesian Type Approval

15th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New genetic analyses of fish samples from an old collection in Nuuk have revealed that the fish in Greenland’s ‘great cod boom’ in the 1960s did not come from Iceland but were…

15th April 2013

DNA tests of Greenland cod change history

15th April 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank have signed a loan agreement totalling €50 million for research and development financing.

11th April 2013

Wärtsilä receives €50m loan for R&D

11th April 2013

NEWS

NEWS

Adrian Tatum finds out how illegal fishing is affecting the global fishing industry and discovers what is being put in place to fight the battle against it.

11th April 2013

Are we winning the fight against IUU fishing?

11th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

South Africa’s Prince Edward Islands have been declared a marine protected area (MPA) by Minister Edna Molewa, making them Africa’s first offshore MPA.

10th April 2013

Prince Edward Islands declared a marine protected area

10th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) voted to adopt its first ever Fishery Ecosystem Plan, a plan to successfully manage West Coast fisheries while maintaining the health of the ocean…

10th April 2013

Pacific Council adopts Ecosystem Plan

10th April 2013

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

An independent review has found that more toothfish fisheries are rated as either ‘Best Choice’ or ‘Good Alternative’, up from its previous ratings of ‘Avoid’.

10th April 2013

Toothfish rating up according to Seafood Watch

10th April 2013

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) is seeking public comment on the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for mussel farms.

10th April 2013

BAP mussel standards ready for public comment

10th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Inmarsat manufacturing partner Intellian Technologies has designed three new marine antennas to support FleetBroadband.

9th April 2013

Intellian launches antenna range

9th April 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has been awarded the contract by O’Hara Corporation to construct 194ft freezer stern trawler.

9th April 2013

Eastern Shipbuilding Group to build new trawler

9th April 2013

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new study led by scientists at the University of British Columbia has found that Chinese fishing boats are catching much more foreign fish than they are reporting.

9th April 2013

Chinese foreign fisheries catching more than reported

9th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global conservation organisation, Oceana, has been chosen to represent Spanish conversationalist organisations on the Board of Trustees of Spain’s Cabrera Maritime Terrestrial National Park by Greenpeace, WWF, Amigo de la Tierra and…

9th April 2013

Oceana joins Cabrera National Park Board

9th April 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Damen Shipyards Cape Town has been awarded the repair and maintenance contract to get the South African fleet of Fisheries Research Vessels and Fisheries Protection & Surveillance Vessels operational as soon as…

9th April 2013

Damen awarded South African contract

9th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Global marine equipment distributor, ASAP Supplies Ltd, has appointed Tom Edwards as its new sales manager.

8th April 2013

New sales manager for ASAP Supplies

8th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is set to sponsor this year’s Skipper Expo International Aberdeen, taking place from 10 to 11 May 2013 at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC), Scotland.

5th April 2013

SFF supports Skipper Expo 2013

5th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP) has been launched by South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, in a bid to boost investment and growth within the aquaculture sector.

4th April 2013

Programme boosts South African aquaculture

4th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Faroese stock exchange (VMF) says that although in the last few years its demersal fishing market has collapsed, at the same time pelagic fishing quotas have increased and the catch has…

4th April 2013

Pelagic quota props up Faroese fishing

4th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Estimates made by Seafish using its new dataset suggest that although the UK fleet made a profit last year, operating profit decreased compared to 2011.

4th April 2013

UK fleet profit down on 2011

4th April 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

ACE Refrigeration has landed a six-figure refrigeration contract with Associated Seafoods, one of Scotland’s best known seafood companies.

4th April 2013

ACE lands factory upgrade contract

4th April 2013