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SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Another gap in the effective search and rescue coverage along the coast of Africa and out into the Indian and Atlantic Oceans was filled in January with the inauguration of a new…

1st March 2007

Search and rescue boost for Atlantic and Indian Oceans

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The third annual WWF International Smart Gear Competition, launched in early February, is seeking new designs for fishing gear that reduces marine bycatch – the accidental catch and related deaths of marine…

1st March 2007

WWF’s International Smart Gear Competition

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

UK supermarket ASDA has teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and fishermen in Sri Lanka in a bid to save thousands of endangered marine turtles that are accidentally snagged by…

1st March 2007

ASDA casts out old fishing hooks

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The South West mackerel handline fishery in Cornwall has achieved re-certification to the MSC’s environmental standard as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. As a result, it can continue to label its catch…

1st March 2007

Cornish handline mackerel re-certified

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Marport, a leading subsea acoustics technology company, has announced availability of its second generation digital net sounder.

1st March 2007

Marport announces Trawl Explorer G2

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Although the main business of Vónin Ltd. is trawl, the company sees the importance in providing vessels with products that increase efficiency and safety onboard vessels.

1st March 2007

New line thrower L-75

1st March 2007

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The popular Simrad SP90 fish finding sonar has been upgraded. A new software package offering new functionality is available from Simrad dealers around the world.

1st March 2007

Simrad SP90 software upgrade

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Pair trawling is becoming more popular in Northern Europe, with over 25 vessels pair trawling in the Faeroes. Many of these have chosen Scantrol’s iSYM PairLink to control and monitor the trawl…

1st March 2007

Pair trawling in Scotland

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Euronete says that its commitment to the fishing industry is “Leading in a competitive Sea” and, due to this commitment, the company is continuing to develop new products and improve the present…

1st March 2007

Leading in a competitive sea

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pescanova S.A. will invest €140 million to build a factory to farm and process more than 7,000t of turbot per year in Portugal.

1st March 2007

Pescanova to build worlds largest turbot factory

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Up to half of the 23 strong Irish pelagic fleet may have to find fishing opportunities outside the EU as indicated in a new government report published on 28 January.

1st March 2007

45% reduction proposed for Ireland

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 1 February 2007, the names Sæplast Dalvík and Tempra became Promens Dalvík and Promens Tempra.

1st March 2007

Sæplast and Tempra factories renamed

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fish Pool ASA, Norways only operational market for financial salmon contracts, on 27 February announced that IMAREX NOS ASA is making a strategic investment in Fish Pool ASA, with the aim of…

1st March 2007

Fish Pool gets investment from IMAREX NOS

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A pioneering project is being launched in the South West during spring 2007 to breathe new life into the coasts and seas around Cornwall, Devon and Dorset - a region where the…

1st March 2007

Breaking new ground to bring our seas back to life

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The five-year survey of catches at local fish markets provided the first detailed description of Indonesia’s shark and ray fauna – information which is critical to their management in Indonesia and Australia.

1st March 2007

New species discovered in Indonesian shark and ray survey

1st March 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Oceana has said that it is very disappointed with the Spanish General Secretary of Marine Fisheries (GSMF) for refusing to supply the list of Spanish fishing boats that have licenses to cut…

1st March 2007

Spain refuses to name vessels licensed for shark finning

1st March 2007

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Seafood Training Academy is a brand new initiative to enhance training in the seafood sector. This partnership between leading seafood schools in the UK and industry body Seafish will be part…

28th February 2007

Seafish launches Seafood Training Academy

28th February 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Today the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the December 2006 Council Regulation on quotas for 2007, so as to include the recovery plan for bluefin tuna recommended by the International…

27th February 2007

Commission proposes adoption of ICCAT recovery measures for bluefin tuna

27th February 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Today, the Commission tabled a Communication on rights-based management tools in fisheries aimed at launching a debate on fishing management systems.

26th February 2007

Commission opens debate on rights-based fisheries management

26th February 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Co-operation and care from a commercial fishing crew and a Ministry of Fisheries observer led to the best specimen of an adult colossal squid arriving in New Zealand, the Fisheries Minister Jim…

23rd February 2007

World’s largest squid caught in NZ

23rd February 2007