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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The SEAFARE project held a two-day workshop on the status of the European smelt on 26 March 2013 in Bangor University, Wales.

18th April 2013

SEAFARE addresses the future of European smelt

18th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sydney Fish Market (SFM) has lodged a development application for an AUS$3.8 million boardwalk upgrade, due to commence in August this year.

18th April 2013

Sydney Fish Market upgrade

18th April 2013

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

French fishing cooperative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has taken delivery of a new trawler, Cayola.

17th April 2013

New trawler delivered to France

17th April 2013

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A major multi million pound investment programme currently underway at Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL)’s shellfish and Scottish smoked salmon processing facility in north-east Scotland.

17th April 2013

ASL invests in processing

17th April 2013

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is moving to a new web-based vessel monitoring system (VMS).

17th April 2013

New VMS system for AFMA

17th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced an emergency bylaw prohibiting the use of bottom towed fishing gear within the Solent European Marine Site (EMS).

17th April 2013

Solent bylaw to protect seagrass

17th April 2013

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

This week sees the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE) conference visit Scotland for the first time, bringing together over 80 delegates travelling from as far afield as Japan and Alaska.

16th April 2013

EAFE Conference 2013

16th April 2013

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Former Gardenstown (Scotland) fisherman George West has developed the QUIKSLING - an easy-to-use device for man-overboard situations.

16th April 2013

QUIKSLING prototype success

16th April 2013

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