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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The UK’s two main UK fishermen’s federations have thrown their support behind an official complaint over a BBC programme that portrayed a “totally inaccurate and damaging picture of the fishing industry”.

3rd February 2010

UK fishermen condemn negative portrayal of fishing in TV programme

3rd February 2010

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The first victim was a Caucasian male in his late 30s. He popped down to the pub for lunch and ordered fish and chips. As he enjoyed his meal alongside a pint,…

3rd February 2010

The case of the mysterious seafood

3rd February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Shark Project Officer started work in Oban this week on a new project run by the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.

2nd February 2010

Shark tagging officer starts work in Oban

2nd February 2010

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A short report on India’s fisheries published by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) awakened me to the disproportionately small share of information and discussion in most fisheries press, and…

2nd February 2010

Small-scale fisheries revisited

2nd February 2010

HEME

HEME

The programme will include papers on key policy and research updates by prestigious speakers from EATiP, FAO and NOAA together with practical offshore farming operations - feeding, preventing escapes, health issues -…

1st February 2010

Offshore Mariculture Conference Programme announced

1st February 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

AKVA group and Marine Harvest Scotland have signed an agreement for the supply of Polarcirkel cages and testing of EcoNets for 2010.

29th January 2010

Fish escape prevention in Scotland

29th January 2010

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Vardøyfisk II was delivered to Øystein Enoksen from Vardø in Norway at the end last year by Seigla Ehf. It was the fourth 13m boat from Seigla delivered to Norway in 2009.

28th January 2010

Vardøyfisk II delivered to Norway

28th January 2010

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A number of south coast fishing firms are taking advantage of GRP Laminates unique ‘fit & kit’ option to customise brand new 11 and 12m keel boats ready for the 2010 season.

28th January 2010

‘Fit & kit’ your own fishing boat

28th January 2010

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SeaSafe Systems Ltd, the long established manufacturer of marine safety clothing, has invested a six figure sum in new machinery for making lifejacket lungs.

28th January 2010

SeaSafe’s big investment in lifejacket manufacturing

28th January 2010

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Sea-Fire Marine has launched the Nobel K-5 Galley Wet Chemical Fire Suppression System.

28th January 2010

Advanced galley fire suppression system keeps crew safe

28th January 2010

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Electronic pre-sampling jigging machines recently fitted to all pelagic mid-water trawlers in Scotland and Shetland, have been invaluable in helping vessels to avoid capture of undersized mackerel.

28th January 2010

Pre-sampling avoids capture of juvenile mackerel

28th January 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has introduced a next generation split-beam composite transducer designed primarily for deep-water research applications and ecosystem monitoring.

28th January 2010

New Simrad split-beam scientific transducer

28th January 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Seaware AB has announced a new major upgrade for its Seaware Routing software, introducing cost-based ship route optimisation with the capability of optimising even short sea passages with high accuracy.

28th January 2010

Seaware Routing version 5 released

28th January 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

JouBeh Technologies Inc. has announced that it has met requirements for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) following successful sea trials of DFO’s Hardware Approval Process.

28th January 2010

JouBeh gains DFO certification for Iridium based iTrac VMS

28th January 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Iridium Communications Inc. reports that its Iridium OpenPort® marine satellite system is winning an enthusiastic reception from commercial fishing fleets around the world.

28th January 2010

Commercial fishing vessels switch to Iridium OpenPort®

28th January 2010

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The first FleetBroadband 150 terminal in Peru has been deployed onboard an anchovy fishing vessel.

28th January 2010

Fishing industry nets Perus first FleetBroadband 150

28th January 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

WWF has said that it welcomes new proposals agreed at the EU/Norway fisheries talks this week.

27th January 2010

WWF urges English fleet to adopt catch quotas in North Sea

27th January 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Damage done to stocks of deepwater fish by the “ghost fishing” of lost or abandoned gillnets may not be as widespread as previously thought according to the results of a recent EC-funded…

27th January 2010

Deepwater ghost fishing problem eases

27th January 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafood, travel and tourism operators in the Coral Triangle have made a joint declaration reduce the impact of their businesses on the world’s most important marine region.

27th January 2010

Private sector outlines plan to protect Coral Triangle

27th January 2010

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

TRAFFIC’s recommendations on the proposals to amend the Appendices of CITES (the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) have been released.

27th January 2010

TRAFFIC recommendations for CoP15

27th January 2010