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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Popular North East Skipper, Jimmy Buchan of Amity II, has expressed his support for the expanding Fishing For Litter scheme that is cleaning the nations seas.

1st May 2009

Skipper praises Fishing for Litter

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the Mediterranean’s fishing fleets were readying themselves for the opening of the bluefin tuna fishery, WWF released an analysis showing that the bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 under the…

1st May 2009

Bluefin tuna stocks collapsing now as fishing season opens

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Zealands Ministry of Fisheries has made a preliminary decision to approve the 1,783 hectare Wilson Bay Interim Aquaculture Management Area in the Firth of Thames.

1st May 2009

New Zealand makes preliminary aquaculture decision

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Maldives has banned reef shark fishing and plans a total ban on shark hunting in its seas to protect the species which are a key tourist attraction, from which the archipelago…

1st May 2009

Maldives bans reef shark fishing

1st May 2009

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

As one of the worlds fastest growing food sectors, aquaculture already provides the planet with about half of all the fish we eat and still has a lot more to give.

1st May 2009

Unlocking European aquacultures full potential

1st May 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nearly half of the world’s recorded fish catch is unused, wasted or not accounted for, according to estimates in a new scientific paper co-authored by WWF.

1st May 2009

40% of global catch wasted or unmanaged

1st May 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

In common with many Scottish fishing boat owners, Jonathan Dawson of the Standsure, UL 552, was experiencing increasingly high fuel costs which meant fishing was becoming less profitable.

1st May 2009

Belesta LC2 delivers fuel reduction

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Automatic vessel monitoring for regulated fisheries is an important growth market for Iridium.

1st May 2009

Iridium-Based VMSs approved for commercial fisheries

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

A newly launched product, the AMEC MOB Dolphin, is a wireless electronic system designed to aid crew safety by assisting in alerting other crew members on the boat to provide immediately rescue…

1st May 2009

New MOB Dolphin

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The operation of modern fishing companies requires a thorough knowledge of the fishing itself, processing and marketing of the products.

1st May 2009

New software to increase profitability of the value chain

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

TrawlCam is a headline mounted camera which, by enabling skippers to visually identify the type of whitefish entering a trawl, will be invaluable in the predominantly mixed fishery Scottish vessels engage in,…

1st May 2009

Seatronics TrawlCam system

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

WESMAR introduced its HD850 precision searchlight sonar with electronic stabilization into the rugged Alaska Bering Sea fishery and as word of its success has spread, the system quickly began operating in fishing…

1st May 2009

The sonar that sees what others cant

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

NSSL, the global satellite communications provider, has been granted the status of Distribution Partner by Inmarsat, the world’s largest MSS operator.

1st May 2009

NSSL confirmed as Inmarsat Distribution Partner

1st May 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

New tracking and observing technologies are giving marine conservationists a fish-eye view of conditions, from overfishing to climate change, that are contributing to declining fish populations, according to a new study.

1st May 2009

New tags provide fish-eye view of managing depressed fisheries

1st May 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Kinarcas wide range of products includes naval and industrial refrigerating facilities, air conditioning facilities, industrial complex and cold-storage rooms, ice works, gel-ice, Frost-Free Airlock-Vestibules, blast and plate freezers, compressor units and fish…

1st May 2009

Kinarca systems supplying the industry worldwide

1st May 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Advanced has continued the development of its All Stainless Seamless Welded Packaged Spiral Freezer program, by launching the new Advanced Hygienic Track Support System (patent pending).

1st May 2009

Leading the way in spiral hygiene

1st May 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

DeepchillTM is a homogenous mixture of a brine or freshwater with millions of ice crystals.

1st May 2009

DeepchillTM innovations for fish processors

1st May 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The new measures are due for implementation this year after members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) approved the new initiative at the Commission’s December 2008 annual meeting in…

1st May 2009

Tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific

1st May 2009

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The news in the middle of last year was that giant seafood processing equipment manufacturer, Marel, was trying to promote a shipboard version of its flowline fish processing system.

1st May 2009

One stop shop for onboard processors

1st May 2009

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Nathalie Charbonneau, spokeswoman for Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg, has spent her career in the Commission (EC). There are lots of complaints about the CFP she says, but the reform process, which went…

1st May 2009

CFP reform – how’s about a new boat?

1st May 2009