News

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport Canada Inc has announced its latest generation multi-function door sensor.

1st September 2008

Marport releases new multi-function door sensor

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Fernando Morgado, technical inspector on the Spanish fishing vessel M/V Nuevo Virgen De La Barca has been using the SEVSAT and TVRO system for six months and says that having it onboard…

1st September 2008

SEVSAT AND TVRO “elevate the spirit”

1st September 2008

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Cybit has announced a major contract extension in its BlueFinger maritime division with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) acting on behalf of the UK Fisheries Departments.

1st September 2008

Satellite tracking system to monitor UK fishing activity

1st September 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Thyborøn Trawldoors is supplying one set of 37 type 11 doors of 0.69m2 for Aslan.

1st September 2008

New trawl door orders

1st September 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The National Marine Fisheries Service recently announced that nearly 180,000m2 of the Bering Sea will be closed to bottom trawling to protect important seafloor habitats and marine life, effective from August 25…

1st September 2008

Bering Sea closed to bottom trawling

1st September 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Sea trials to test a low impact ‘hydrodredge’ which uses a cup arrangement instead of scallop teeth to extract shellfish from the sea bed were completed last year by researchers at School…

1st September 2008

Isle of Man hydrodredge sea trials complete

1st September 2008

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Gilnetters and other fishermen who work with floats and buoys are often searching for a suitable blinking or steady light to attach to a pole or float.

1st September 2008

New LED DriftLight

1st September 2008

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

VÍS Ltd, provider of insurance products and services in Iceland has recently begun charting a course into the international maritime insurance business.

1st September 2008

Charting a new course

1st September 2008

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