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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

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Skipper Matteo Russo and his father-in-law, John Orlando, died early the morning of 3 January when their 16.5-m trawler, Patriot, sank somewhere off Gloucester, Massachusetts in fair weather and moderate sea.

1st March 2009

The sinking of the Patriot

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced the 300th vessel to be certified by the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

1st March 2009

Responsible Fishing Scheme nets 300th vessel

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Perus fishing exports grew 26% in 2008 to some 2.44 billion dollars, the Peruvian deputy minister of fishing, Alfonso Miranda, has said.

1st March 2009

Perus 7 year economy boom

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As one of the world’s prominent maritime nations, Indonesia has taken the initiative to hold a major conference on climate change and the potential of the planet’s ocean to combat the negative…

1st March 2009

Major conference in Indonesia

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Scientists have for the first time calculated the likely impact of climate change on the distribution of more than 1000 species of fish around the globe.

1st March 2009

Climate change impact on fish

1st March 2009

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Brazil has recently formally ratified a major global seabird treaty.

1st March 2009

Brazil pledges to help save seabirds

1st March 2009

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Captain Rodney McVicker is the second West Coast longliner to install WESMAR stabilizers and as a result, he reports more steady and plentiful fishing.

1st March 2009

Second West Coast longliner installs WESMAR stabilizers

1st March 2009

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

According to fishermen, the Oilwinds new AutoLine System makes work easier and saves a lot of time and money.

1st March 2009

Saving time and money

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The latest version of Sodenas TurboWin has been specially updated to considerably increase safety of navigation and to make fishing easier and more productive.

1st March 2009

TurboWin 8.0

1st March 2009

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Raymarine’s new A Series range of chartplotter/fishfinders combine all the technology and performance of the company’s top of the range multi function displays in a brand new compact unit.

1st March 2009

Raymarines A Series presses the right buttons

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Reducing fishing capacity and limiting access to shrimp fisheries, is likely to mitigate overfishing, bycatch and seabed destruction, some of the major economic and environmental side-effects of shrimp fishing, according to a…

19th February 2009

Shrimp fisheries under scrutiny

19th February 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

SeaZone is offering a ready-made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government’s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.

19th February 2009

SeaZone’s marine mapping eases management of UK Marine Bill

19th February 2009