News

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

One of the major success stories of the Dutch fishing industry is the emergence over the last decade of the Pelagic Freezer trawler Association (PFA). The association has become a major player…

1st May 2007

The PFA – a success story

1st May 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Purpose developed for small professional vessel use across the workboat, pilot, patrol craft and fishing vessel sector to 25m LOA, the NT777 model is the first of a new digital Autopilot generation…

1st May 2007

Two new Navitron Autopilot models to make debut at Fishing 2007

1st May 2007

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is inviting visitors to visit its stand at Fishing 2007 to talk to staff about fishing vessel surveying or inspection.

1st May 2007

MCA at Fishing 2007

1st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Published annually for the past 26 years Ports of Scotland is a comprehensive reference book for shipowners, shipbrokers, charterers, the North Sea oil and fishing industries, importers and exporters and all other…

1st May 2007

Ports of Scotland 2007 Yearbook announced

1st May 2007

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

McMurdo will once again be present at Fishing 2007 in Glasgow.

1st May 2007

McMurdo at Fishing 2007

1st May 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The UK event is attended by thousands of visitors from over 35 countries, all with the aim of seeing the industry’s latest products and innovations.According to the organisers, visiting Fishing 2007 is…

1st May 2007

Europe’s leading annual fisheries event

1st May 2007

NEWS

NEWS

$62m fisheries investment - The Philippine government is to invest US$62 million implementing an integrated coastal resources management project aimed at improving the management of coastal marine and fisheries resources in selected…

1st May 2007

Philippines

1st May 2007

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The well attended Edinburgh Cod Recovery Symposium received very good initial publicity. It bore a great promise of finding a golden road to the recovery of the ailing cod stocks in the…

1st May 2007

Edinburgh – what next?

1st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to WWF, an infestation of predator starfish is decimating large tracts of coral reef throughout the Philippines.

1st May 2007

WWF: predator starfish wiping out coral

1st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Using tiny transmitters attached to sea creatures and receivers dotted along the ocean floor, Australian scientists will track the movements of marine life and also gather vital information on climate change effects…

1st May 2007

Australian tagging & monitoring project

1st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Phil Reeves, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, has announced a $30,000 investment into research to find ways to improve safety practices in Queensland’s commercial fishing industry.

1st May 2007

$30,000 for safety research

1st May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the Iran Fisheries Organization, the first floating dock was inaugurated in the port of Konarak in southern Iran (Sistan-Balouchestan province) as a loading/unloading centre for fishing boats in the area.

30th April 2007

First floating fisheries dock in Iran

30th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission is looking forward to decisive progress at the third meeting on the establishment of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) to manage non-tuna fish stocks in the South Pacific…

30th April 2007

Creation of fisheries organisation in South Pacific to be discussed

30th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced last week that Canada’s new government has provided $500,000 to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Part VII Assistance Fund.

30th April 2007

Canada’s contributes $500,000 to help developing nations monitor and control their fishing vessels

30th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme for the South West of England opened this week.

28th April 2007

Marine and Fisheries Agency opens £5m fishing vessel decommissioning scheme

28th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Samskip Reefer Logistics has announced the appointment of new partners in the Middle East, Asia and North and South America as it continues to build its global network.

28th April 2007

Samskip’s global footprint grows ever larger

28th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament this week adopted a report on a support scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary…

28th April 2007

EP adopts report on the support scheme for the outermost regions

28th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

John Browne T.D., Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources this week announced a record investment of nearly €33.32 million in new Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure…

28th April 2007

€33 million for Irish harbours and coastal infrastructure

28th April 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new system to beat illegal fishing around the world by tracking fish from the moment they are caught to when they arrive on consumers plates will get the backing of the…

28th April 2007

UK backs tracking system to net pirate fishermen

28th April 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Main findingsThe USA is the sixth largest producer of seafood in the world where the majority is derived from capture. The supply has been relatively stable since 1990.Alaska pollock is the single…

23rd April 2007

USA seafood sector report

23rd April 2007