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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Aquaculture giant Cermaq has reported an EBIT pre fair value of NOK 215 million (€22.7 million/$35 million) for the second quarter of this year based on strong results in all parts of…

19th August 2010

Salmon prices boost Cermaq bottom line

19th August 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

This year has been another good year for orders of Naust Marine’s (NM) Automatic Trawl Winch System (ATW) and its AutoGen system for automatic power management of generators, said the company.

18th August 2010

American Seafoods, Murmansk contracts for Naust

18th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Plans to regenerate Newlyn Harbour have been put on hold after £3.2 million (€3.9 million/$5 million) of European Fisheries Fund cash was turned away by the harbour commissioners.

18th August 2010

Newlyn mothballs fish market upgrade

18th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK supermarket chain Morrison’s is to sell Cornish albacore tuna under a new name in an attempt to make it more appealing to customers.

17th August 2010

Retailer renames Cornish tuna as Coruna

17th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sonar technology company Marport Deep Sea Technologies introduced its latest software defined sonar products at the Nor-Fishing 2010 exhibition in Trondheim, Norway.

17th August 2010

Marport introduces new products at Nor-Fishing

17th August 2010

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

After a period of organisational changes and downsizing Mustad Longline has hired a new senior project manager. The appointee, Arne Tennøy will join the company’s sales office in Aalesund, Norway.

17th August 2010

New senior project manager for Mustad Longline

17th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Waterford shellfish processor Erin Isle Seafood Ltd has become the latest Irish company to switch from sodium metabisulphite to Prawnfresh treatment for prawns.

16th August 2010

Irish shellfish processor signs up to Prawnfresh

16th August 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Hot on the heels of Cygnus Marine’s recent demise, Ronnie and Mary Coote’s Kingfisher Boats, established in 1986, finally closed for business at the end of June, ending half a century of…

16th August 2010

Cornish boat builder sells up

16th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists are reporting significant changes in the distribution of coastal fish species in south-east Australia which they say are partly due to climate change.

15th August 2010

Climate change impacts SE Australia fish species

15th August 2010

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

JT Electric’s new underwater HD digital camera is an effective tool in reducing the capture of prohibited species in harsh environments, the Faroe Islands-based manufacturer has said.

13th August 2010

Trawl camera to optimise sustainable fishing

13th August 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Shetland-based seafood company Isle of Shuna has gone into administration.

13th August 2010

Shetland seafood firm goes into administration

13th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Pew Environment Group has criticised a proposal asking the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to certify as sustainable a fishery that threatens vulnerable marine species including bluefin tuna, blue marlin, short-fin mako…

13th August 2010

Pew opposes MSC certification of surface longline catches

13th August 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The new Hybrid Shaft Generator (HSG), developed by Rolls Royce, is an advanced power electric system that will allow for flexible use of speed, enabling better efficiency of both propeller and engines.

13th August 2010

Rolls Royce’s new hybrid shaft generator

13th August 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Following a refit of its propulsion system, the trawler Jette Kristine has increased its bollard pull. The refit, carried out in Frederikshavn, Denmark, replaced the propulsion gear with a new propeller and…

11th August 2010

Optimised propulsion from MAN Diesel

11th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Responding to the news that the Faroe Islands has decided to follow Iceland’s lead and declare an increased mackerel quota for this year, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has called on the Faroese…

11th August 2010

Scots urge Faroes to reverse decision to set own mackerel quota

11th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Taiwans grouper industry has mostly recovered from the damage caused by Typhoon Morakot last August, with an average of 80% of grouper aquaculture farms having resumed operations, the Fisheries Agency said.

11th August 2010

Eighty percent of Taiwans grouper farms back in operation after Morakot

11th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Irish researchers have embarked on a project aimed at providing essential data on the cultivation of three popular seaweed species to assist in the growth of the countrys seaweed industry.

11th August 2010

Ireland unveils seaweed research project

11th August 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, is inviting people with innovative ideas to apply for grants from the 2011 Seafish Industry Project Fund worth up to £1 million (€1.2 million/$1.6 million).

11th August 2010

Seafish announces £1m seafood project fund

11th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine Harvest ASA has appointed Ola Brattvoll as group director for the new business unit Global Sales & Distribution. The new unit will be in operation from 1 January 2011.

10th August 2010

Marine Harvest appoints rival’s VP to head global sales

10th August 2010

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

New Zealand will commit an additional NZD 4.8 million (€2.6 million/$3.5 million) to support the management and policing of the Pacific’s fisheries, Prime Minister John Key has announced.

9th August 2010

New Zealand boosts support for Pacific fisheries

9th August 2010