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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has approved BlueTraker VMS for use on fishing vessels for automatic position reporting

14th April 2011

BlueTraker VMS now available to Norwegian fisheries

14th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian researchers have developed a fish pot that may become of great use to fishermen in Mauritius.

14th April 2011

Fish pot for Mauritius

14th April 2011

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

Halibut is one of the most prized commercial fishery resources in the North Pacific Ocean because of its high market price and large size. But west coast North American fishermen believe their…

14th April 2011

Conflicts of interest

14th April 2011

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

For the first time at Seafood Processing Europe (SPE) in Brussels, major processing equipment manufacturer Marel will be holding a number of specialised species sessions during the show.

13th April 2011

Pangasius processing equipment on show in Brussels

13th April 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The dramatic news flew in nonstop; first a powerful earthquake, among the strongest recorded worldwide, shook the north-eastern coastal area of Japan on 11 March, writes Menakhem Ben-Yami.

13th April 2011

Japanese fisheries: Cataclysms in series

13th April 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Salmon and trout exports in January reached US$352m, the largest monthly dispatch and 51% greater than the same figure for 2010. This increase occurred in spite of the fact that production levels…

13th April 2011

Chiles salmon exports reach historic levels

13th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Hartlepool fish wholesaler is looking forward to moving into new markets after it was awarded £115,500 of EU funding to extend its factory.

13th April 2011

EU funding puts shellfish on menu

13th April 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Kiotech International plc has announced significantly increased sales, profit and earnings per share in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2010.

13th April 2011

Kiotech International reports increased sales

13th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The majority of EU citizens want the fish they buy to come from sustainable sources, according to an independent poll commissioned by WWF and carried out in 14 EU countries.

13th April 2011

Europeans want sustainable fish

13th April 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

A ground-breaking ceremony recently took place on a $3.4m project to build Brunei’s first indoor red grouper breeding pond.

12th April 2011

Brunei to breed red grouper

12th April 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Aquaculture expert Ken Corpron has been selected as the new Asia-Pacific coordinator for Best Aquaculture Practices, the global certification program for aquaculture facilities.

12th April 2011

Ken Corpron to head Asia-Pacific BAP operations

12th April 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

In the Autonomous Region of Andalusia, in southern Spain, 55% of aquaculture by-products are included in the Animal By-products Not Intended for Human Consumption category, with an estimated annual volume of 1,374…

12th April 2011

Ctaqua proposes new uses for aquaculture by-products

12th April 2011

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Communications and safety at sea manufacturer, Ocean Signal has introduced three technically advanced safety products to the commercial fishing market.

12th April 2011

New Ocean Signal® products for global fishing market

12th April 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has launched the PowerTech™ 6090AFM75 marine diesel engine, the newest addition to the John Deere lineup which boasts up to 317kW (425hp).

12th April 2011

JDPS launches newest diesel engine

12th April 2011

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finning Power Systems now offers the new Cat® C6.6 ACERT® marine generator set; a compact unit offering ACERT technology to provide efficient and reliable electrical power, excellent fuel economy and emissions’ compliance.

12th April 2011

Finning offers new Caterpillar C6.6 genset

12th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An innovative new mussel product developed by the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) has been short-listed for a an award.

12th April 2011

Thai green curry mussels up for award

12th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As part of Friend of the Sea’s mission to protect aquatic ecosystem, the NGO also regularly funds selected conservation projects.

12th April 2011

FOS helps Save the Albatross campaign and calls for others to do the same

12th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fishermen will have more control over how they operate and better opportunities to profit under plans to overhaul the way fishing quotas are managed in England, announced Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon.

12th April 2011

Plan to secure fishing future

12th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During a recent visit to Grimsby, Mike Penning, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, met with Seafish staff to see the benefits to fishermen’s safety of collaboration between Seafish and the…

11th April 2011

Fishermen’s safety demonstrated

11th April 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Harvest of king mackerel is now prohibited for commercial vessels fishing in the northern Florida west coast subzone.

11th April 2011

King mackerel fishing closed in northern Florida west coast subzone

11th April 2011