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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Today, the European Commission tabled a proposal for autonomous Community tariff quotas for a number of fisheries products.

4th June 2007

EC proposes autonomous tariff quotas for some fisheries products

4th June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John Browne, Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources, yesterday announced that he has allocated more than €3.52 million for important coastal protection works around the…

4th June 2007

Ireland announces 2007 Coastal Protection Programme

4th June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the Norway Post, the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has awarded a total of four licenses for krill-fisheries in the Antarctic.

4th June 2007

Four Antarctic krill-licenses awarded

4th June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced on Friday that Canada’s New Government will invest $1.75 million for improvements at two small craft harbours…

4th June 2007

Canada announces $1.75m for Queen Charlotte Islands harbours

4th June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Australia joined with 16 other Pacific island nations and territories in Wellington, New Zealand, last week to develop a plan to secure the future of the world’s last great tuna fishery.

4th June 2007

Australia working to secure future of world’s last great tuna fishery

4th June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A landmark agreement has been reached to end high seas bottom trawling, one of the world’s most destructive fishing practices, in nearly a quarter of the world’s oceans.

1st June 2007

End of the line for bottom trawling?

1st June 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The new series of Polar trawl doors, the hydro-wing design constructed in double compartment body giving greater spreading force with less resistance, has had an exceptional response from the market, according to…

1st June 2007

Polar hydro-wing series

1st June 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

After months of testing, Notus has released a long life battery and intelligent charger for its Trawlmaster and Seinemaster net monitoring systems. Sensors will now be powered by a high end NiMH…

1st June 2007

Doubling the battery life of net monitoring systems

1st June 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

NOAA (the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has amended the regulations governing how fishing net mesh size is measured in the Northeast.

1st June 2007

New mesh measurement rules in the Northeast

1st June 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

According to Seafish, a new type of prawn trawl developed by the organisation is offering significant environmental benefits, by producing a higher quality prawn catch whilst reducing the fish bycatch.

1st June 2007

Environmental benefits from Seafish prawn trawl

1st June 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The new Vik-Sandvik designed fishing vessel has the following main dimensions:• Length: 81.6m• Length between p.p.: 71.8m• Breadth: 16.6m• Depth to 1. deck: 10m• Depth to 2. deck: 7.2m• Frame spacing: 0.6mThe…

1st June 2007

P/F Vinnan orders new purse seiner/trawler

1st June 2007

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

North Sea Winches is a renowned supplier of winches, net drums, gilsens and slave haulers mainly to vessels around the UK and Ireland.

1st June 2007

New slaves from North Sea Winches

1st June 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Fish processors who thaw large amounts of frozen fish blocks have to deal with the fact that the thawing process takes up much space, is labour intensive and in many cases consumes…

1st June 2007

Innovative solution for thawing fish blocks

1st June 2007

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Last year was the best ever for sales of Marel flowline equipment in Iceland, the company’s home market and one of the world’s most experienced and knowledgeable fishing and fish processing societies.…

1st June 2007

Record Flowline sales in Iceland

1st June 2007

NEWS

NEWS

Fisheries still the backbone of the economy - Not so long ago seafood amounted to 80-90% of Iceland’s total export value of goods, reports Gudjon Einarsson. The country’s economy and the rate…

1st June 2007

Iceland

1st June 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

“…Yet this sea, this beautiful sea, is not to be trifled with. If It gets angry and suddenly and unexpectedly begins to foam, the waves whipped up by the tramountana rise up,…

1st June 2007

The Northwesterly fury

1st June 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The joint US/Canadian Pacific hake fishery (also known as Pacific Whiting) - recently the subject of a new US-Canadian treaty - has entered full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) standard…

31st May 2007

Pacific hake fishery enters full assessment for MSC eco-label

31st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), a UK government agency, is seeking to place a contract for research vessel capabilities from April 2008.

31st May 2007

Research vessel project: tender notice issued

31st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The state of Pacific tuna fisheries is the key issue on the table, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said today at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Committee annual meeting being held in Wellington.

31st May 2007

NZ: Pacific Island fisheries under threat from over-fishing

31st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The total value of fish landed by Scottish vessels increased by six per cent to £370 million in 2006 - according to provisional figures released yesterday by Scottish Executive National Statistics.

31st May 2007

Scotland: Fishing income increases

31st May 2007