News

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Valka will be launching its new robotic solution at Icefish 2008 - so new it is yet to be named!

1st September 2008

Valkas new robotic solution

1st September 2008

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Securitas is one of the leading security companies in Iceland and is an authorised distributor for Fireaway LCC, Notifier, Fire eater, Tyco Safety Products and many more brands within the fire protection…

1st September 2008

Securitas at Icefish 2008

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

This year the Icelandic fishing fleet has been mandated to use an electronic logbook system. The mandate is taking place in three steps for different sizes of vessels.

1st September 2008

New SeaData for small fishing boats

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Use of inclinometer technology to control otter board angles, filling and twist of net and cod end has added quite a new dimension to efficient trawling and reduced energy consumption.

1st September 2008

Significant fuel reduction with new Scanmar angle sensors

1st September 2008

FISH HANDLING

FISH HANDLING

Promens introduced its new Saeplast SuperSeal 400l tub at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels earlier this year, and sales and marketing director, Hilmar Gudmundsson, tells World Fishing that the company has…

1st September 2008

Production of SuperSeal tub begins

1st September 2008

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Optimar Iceland has been developing a new storage tank, says Reynir Guðjónsson, sales and marketing manager.

1st September 2008

Optimars storage tank for liquid ice

1st September 2008

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Media reports from Toronto to New York are trumpeting the results of a Canadian study that enlisted the help of American teenagers to collect seafood samples for DNA testing. The reports say…

26th August 2008

Seafood mislabelling report highlights BSB challenge

26th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has released its final accident report into the sinking of the fishing vessel Kotuku on13 May 2006, in which six people tragically lost their lives.

26th August 2008

Kotuku final accident report released

26th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Launis Fiskekonserves A/S: Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps prawn fishery has entered full assessment for Marine Stewardship Council certification.

26th August 2008

Danish prawn fishery enters assessment for MSC eco-label

26th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first Japanese fishery to enter Marine Stewardship Council assessment has reached the end of the evaluation stage of the certification process with a positive recommendation from certifier TQCSI.

20th August 2008

1st Japanese fishery reaches end of MSC evaluation

20th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation North Sea herring fishery has applied for assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.

20th August 2008

Danish herring fishery enters MSC assessment

20th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group has launched a major marketing push into the foodservice sector for its frozen mussel range.

20th August 2008

Versatile mussel range proves a hit for foodservice sector

20th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italy, France, Faeroe Islands, United Kingdom, Cuba, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden will take national pavilions.

13th August 2008

World Fishing Exhibition Vigo 09: 70% of space already reserved

13th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fresh start for Scotlands aquaculture industry has been mapped out yesterday by Minister for Environment Michael Russell.

13th August 2008

Secure future for Scottish fish farming

13th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commercial fishermen who cast their nets off the UKs Sussex coast are set to benefit from new and improved facilities, thanks to ongoing strategic investment at Shoreham Port. As a result, the…

12th August 2008

Fishing industry to benefit from Shoreham port investment

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Isle of Man Queen Scallop Trawl Fishery has entered the full assessment process for Marine Stewardship Council certification.

12th August 2008

Queenie fishery enters MSC assessment

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the financial commitment given by the Scottish Government to help the fishing industry adapt to the new era of permanently high fuel prices.

12th August 2008

Scottish fishermen welcome fuel support package

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The outline of a three-year plan to help deliver a sustainable and profitable Scottish fishing industry that has adapted to high fuel costs was published last week.

12th August 2008

Scottish fishing fuel plan

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Portuguese purse seine sardine fishery is seeking Marine Stewardship Council certification.

12th August 2008

First Portuguese fishery seeks MSC certification

12th August 2008

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The skipper and owners of the Spanish trawler Nuevoc Confurco were fined a total of £13,800 by magistrates at Truro, UK in July after pleading guilty to two net offences.

12th August 2008

Spanish trawler fined £13,800 for net offences

12th August 2008