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SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Chemring Marine’s managing director Robert Hill has had separate meetings with both the UK Chancellor and the Trade Minister to discuss marine safety issues.

11th March 2009

Chemring Marine MD discusses marine safety

11th March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is demanding that a joint legal opinion be given by the Law Officers of the Scottish and UK Governments on the legality of the Scottish government proposals on…

5th March 2009

SFF demands joint legal opinion be given on Scottish quota and licensing plan

5th March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The certification covers fishmeal, fish oil and canned or frozen products from Peruvian anchovy and canned or frozen products from pacific mackerel. The fishery is managed according to sustainable criteria and stocks…

5th March 2009

Austral Group SAA anchovy and mackerel products certified by Friend of the Sea

5th March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to transpose into Community law the revised multi-annual recovery plan for Eastern bluefin tuna adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas…

5th March 2009

Commission proposes application of revised ICCAT recovery plan

5th March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

After successfully completing its Marine Stewardship Council assessment, Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries have become MSC certified.

5th March 2009

First MSC-certified Norwegian cod and haddock

5th March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Shark Alliance has launched its EU Member State Challenge, an exercise in tracking and publicising countries activities with regard to the European Commissions new Plan of Action for the Conservation of…

3rd March 2009

Shark Alliance announces launch of EU Member State Challenge

3rd March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission has received the Ombudsmans draft recommendation wherein he asks the Commission to rectify an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland allocated for the year 2007.

3rd March 2009

Commission rebuts Ombudsmans recommendation concerning quotas for West of Scotland

3rd March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The EURONOR fleet, based in Boulogne-sur-mer, France, will be assessed by an independent certifier under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed wild capture fisheries.

3rd March 2009

French saithe fishery seeks MSC certification

3rd March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Icom has recently launched the new IC-M35 buoyant VHF marine handheld transceiver.

1st March 2009

New Icom IC-M35

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport has announced that it has signed a Product Development Agreement (PDA) with the marine division of Rolls-Royce.

1st March 2009

Marport and Rolls-Royce enter agreement for software defined sensors

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The new HD850 series from WESMAR accomplishes the tough challenge of seeing fish close to the bottom after a successful performance aboard the F/V, American Triumph.

1st March 2009

New searchlight sonar finishes season with success

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Makers of the world’s toughest phone introduce an even more rugged – and now completely waterproof - phone for people who work in demanding environments.

1st March 2009

Sonim Technologies unveils new mobile phone

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Spain’s Albacora Group has followed up field trials of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications system with plans to install it on all its fishing vessels, support ships and reefer ships during 2009.

1st March 2009

Albacora to install FleetBroadband on all vessels

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

A marine distress signal manufacturer is leading the call for stricter policing of European marine equipment safety standards.

1st March 2009

Chemring Marine leads call for stricter policing of Euro marine safety standards

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

McMurdo has appointed Garmin Iberia to handle distribution for the UK manufacturer throughout Spain.

1st March 2009

McMurdo appoints new distributor for Spain

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

CM Hammar, developer of release units for liferafts and Epirbs, has discovered that fake copies of the companys Hydrostatic Release Unit, the Hammar H20, are on the market.

1st March 2009

Safety alert

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Some applications and regulations require the use of manual fire extinguishing systems.

1st March 2009

Fire-resistant sleeve helps protect vital cables

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch published it Fishing Vessel Safety Study at the end of last year.

1st March 2009

Fishing Vessel Safety Study

1st March 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In addition to the advantage of a reduced price compared with a new machine, there could well be the opportunity to buy a tried and trusted design that has stood the test…

1st March 2009

Second hand doesn’t have to mean second best

1st March 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Now, new evidence is emerging to show that fish and shellfish contain many other ingredients which prevent and cure life threatening diseases and other conditions."We have reached a turning point in our…

1st March 2009

Turning point reached in seafood and health

1st March 2009