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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New Zealand marine electronics specialist Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL) and SatComms Australia, a global satellite communication solutions provider, have entered into a joint venture forming SatComms NZ.

5th April 2012

SatComms established in New Zealand

5th April 2012

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New Zealand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) has announced this week that China has become the lead importer of NZ seafood.

4th April 2012

Chinese go mad for NZ seafood

4th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

EnSolve Biosystems has been awarded a grant to develop a prototype treatment device for the removal of hydrocarbons from sulfur oxide (SOx) scrubber treatment systems.

4th April 2012

EnSolve Biosystems awarded grant for SOx scrubber technology

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Along with the recent launch of its vertical plate freezer with automatic unloading system, Tucal has also made some modifications to the design of its standard vertical plate freezers (with manual unloading…

4th April 2012

Vertical plate freezers upgraded

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The market for plate freezers has always been fiercely competitive. Over the years, however, with the entry on to the market of Asian companies that can produce equipment at lower costs than…

4th April 2012

Focusing on reliability

4th April 2012

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Land-based tests for a ‘revolutionary’ process for extracting oil from South Antarctic krill have been successfully completed.

4th April 2012

New krill oil extraction equipment showing great promise

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NOAA has announced that fishermen will be allowed to catch up to 6,700mt of Gulf of Maine cod in 2012.

4th April 2012

New measures for Gulf of Maine cod

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Changes introduced by the Scottish Government mean vulnerable species of sharks, skates and rays now have greater protection, over and above EU legislation.

4th April 2012

Shark protection measures an EU first

4th April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Celtic Sea herring fishery has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council Standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.

4th April 2012

Celtic Sea herring fleet MSC certified

4th April 2012

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Echebastar Fleet SLU has entered into a contract with Zamakona shipyard for a 1,900m3 tuna purse seiner, scheduled for delivery in January 2014.

3rd April 2012

Echebastar signs purse seiner contract with Zamakona

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reported positive scientific trends in fish stocks resulting in the increase of catch limits for key species at the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark…

3rd April 2012

Aussies increase fishery catch limits

3rd April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has signed contracts for the delivery of ship design and complete propulsion system for a large trawler, Gitte Henning.

3rd April 2012

Wärtsilä supplies design and propulsion for Denmark’s largest pelagic trawler

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Deadlocked talks and a deferral of key conservation and management measures for high value tuna stocks mark a disappointing outcome for the annual meeting of The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission…

3rd April 2012

WWF: Commission blind to bigeye fate

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new organisation has been launched to ensure the fast growing demand for pole-and-line caught tuna can be met without compromising the sustainability of the fisheries.

3rd April 2012

New pole & line organisation launched

3rd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Birds Eye, one of the UK’s leading frozen food brands, has announced that its range of cod and haddock fish fingers has achieved the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) seal of approval for…

2nd April 2012

Fish fingers net sustainability award

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Union of Fishermen of the North (UFN) has entered the Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock fishery for full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.

2nd April 2012

UFN enters fishery for MSC assessment

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

No formal decision on the move to output controls in the Northern Prawn Fishery has been made by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Commission or the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and…

2nd April 2012

AFMA considers prawn management plan

2nd April 2012

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced changes to the catch limits for two rock lobster (crayfish) fisheries, to apply from 1 April this year.

30th March 2012

Rock lobster catch limit changes

30th March 2012

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The EMA Group has announced that the government of Montenegro has awarded the company the contract for implementing its BlueTraker® Vessel Monitoring System components (VMS) for the countrys commercial fishing fleet.

29th March 2012

BlueTraker® VMS for Montenegrin fishing vessels

29th March 2012

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A Shetland-based research centre will provide more support for sustainable fisheries, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government.

29th March 2012

Boost for Shetland fisheries research

29th March 2012