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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scotland’s mackerel fishermen have joined fishing colleagues in other EU member states by declaring a boycott of the 7 September international fisheries meeting in the Faroe Islands because of the current dispute…

6th September 2010

Scots to boycott Faroese mackerel meeting

6th September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has extended the disaster for California salmon fishermen due to the low numbers of spawning Chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and the subsequent reduction in…

6th September 2010

California salmon disaster continues

6th September 2010

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The new Puffin brand of stainless steel fishing hooks and accessories has both surprised and challenged many people in the commercial fishing industry, the manufacturer Beko-Dimon told WF.

6th September 2010

New Puffin hook from Beko-Dimon

6th September 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Selex Communications has started selling a solution to the UK’s e-logbook requirement for the recording and transmission of fishing activities data.

6th September 2010

Selex solution meets e-logbook requirement

6th September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Offshore Shellfish Ltd (OSL) has been granted a lease by The Crown Estate to develop a pioneering offshore, rope cultured mussel farm in Lyme Bay, Devon, UK. Work will soon start on…

3rd September 2010

Offshore mussel farm lease granted

3rd September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The New Jersey port of Barnegat Light is the latest addition to the Fishing for Energy initiative, the programme providing commercial fishermen a cost-free way to recycle old and unusable fishing gear.

3rd September 2010

Barnegat Light to recycle old fishing gear

3rd September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UK seafood giant Young’s has launched a new range of premium fish dishes for retail which the Findus company hopes will start the biggest category shake-up of the year.

3rd September 2010

Young’s unveils premium frozen fish line

3rd September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tasmanian rock lobster fisherman are worried New Zealand could capitalise on Australias predicted rock lobster shortage next month.

2nd September 2010

Aussies fear NZ will take rock lobster markets

2nd September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Edinburgh-based Scottish Salmon Company has seen its first-half pre-tax profits rise year-on-year from £1.7 million (€2 million/$2.6 million) to £12.1 million (€14.5 million/$18.6 million), while turnover has doubled to £42.6 million (€51.1…

2nd September 2010

Profits soar for Scots salmon company

2nd September 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood supplier Beijing Culimer Seafood Im-Exporting Co Ltd has moved to a new, larger location to facilitate the company’s growth in China.

2nd September 2010

Beijing Culimer moves closer to seafood heartland

2nd September 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

McMurdo has launched a new Navtex receiver, the Smartfind GMDSS Navtex.

1st September 2010

New Navtex receiver from McMurdo stable

1st September 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a forum on fishing vessel safety beginning Wednesday, 13 October 2010 at 9am. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB board member Robert Sumwalt.

1st September 2010

NTSB to hold fishing vessel safety forum

1st September 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A centre that has helped train hundreds of people for the UK seafood industry is set to close because its funding has been withdrawn.

1st September 2010

UK seafood training centre to shut

1st September 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

US-based Iridium Communications has received orders for more than 100 Iridium OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels.

31st August 2010

Iridium’s Openport proves popular with Spanish fleet

31st August 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Ore Offshore recently completed a shipment of 100 long-life acoustic releases.

31st August 2010

Ore supplies fish tracking project

31st August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) said it is already seeing the benefits of the tuna tagging programme in the Pacific, which concluded at the end of last year.

31st August 2010

Benefits of Pacific tuna tagging being realised

31st August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Icelands fisheries minister told the UK’s Channel 4 News that his countrys trawlers have the right to fish greater quantities of mackerel from its waters, despite growing protests from Scottish fishermen.

31st August 2010

Iceland minister: it’s our right to fish mackerel

31st August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Six trawlermen from Shetland, UK, face unlimited fines and multi-million pound confiscation orders for illegally landing £15 million (€18.3 million/$23.2 million) worth of herring and mackerel.

31st August 2010

Boats landed €18m of illegal pelagics

31st August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is well represented among the 27 research projects selected by the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) Council to examine the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on…

30th August 2010

Florida projects get BP funding for oil spill research

30th August 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scottish fishing communities can expect more hardship this autumn when Iceland increases its cod quota and floods the market, pushing down the price of fish, industry leaders have warned.

30th August 2010

UK fishing industry set for fish price slump

30th August 2010