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PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In just three years Acuimarca, of the Canary Islands, has become the single biggest supplier of farmed fish in Spain, and processing lines using ScanBatchers from Scanvaegt have played an important role…

18th December 2006

Quadrupling production in three years

18th December 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With the crucial EU Fish Council talks beginning on the 19 December, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is warning that any move by the European Commission to cut the catching opportunity for…

18th December 2006

Cuts in catching opportunity to be fiercely resisted

18th December 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Populations of two species of shark, used for their meat and consumed mainly in the EU, are on the verge of collapse, according to a WWF release.

18th December 2006

The fate of spiny dogfish and porbeagle shark

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

DPI&F senior fisheries biologist Neil Gribble said the vessel, which has been in service since 1984, has been fitted with a Kortz nozzle and a state-of-the-art propeller that would improve the vessel’s…

18th December 2006

DPI&F research vessel upgrade

18th December 2006

NEWS

NEWS

Tiny Malta, sitting astride the Med, is once again at the heart of a battle for a sustainable future. The island epitomises the challenge touching the modern fishing industry: how to produce…

18th December 2006

Malta

18th December 2006

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Aker BioMarine and Aker Yards have agreed an option for building a vessel for harvesting krill.

18th December 2006

Aker’s new krill vessel

18th December 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

The separation of Carnitech’s Salmon Division and its integration with CP Food Machinery and Geba in a new joint division means greater synergy for the Carnitech group.

18th December 2006

Carnitech Salmon boosts synergy

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

This is the fourth edition of a volume first published in 1964, that details catching methods both commercial and subsistence, from around the world and over many many centuries. The basic concepts…

18th December 2006

Book review: Von Brandt’s Fish Catching Methods of the World

18th December 2006

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Petrel Engineering, the Cape Town based deck machinery supplier, recently equipped local vessel “Castella” with her net handling gear.

18th December 2006

Innovative net handling gear for the “Castella”

18th December 2006

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

World Fishing: What are your most important projects and issues in your new role?Eskil Erlandsson: When it comes to fisheries in the European context I would like to be more influential than…

18th December 2006

Becoming a player in European fisheries

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Highlighting some of the world's leading fishing people in stunning photography, this 388 page, A4 size hard back book is a unique and intimate view of the fisheries of the Faroes, Shetlands,…

18th December 2006

Book review: Images of Fishermen: the North Atlantic

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

She began by acknowledging the importance of the fishing industry in Norway. A total of 95% of Norwegian seafood products are exported to 150 countries worldwide and the 2005 value of Norwegian…

18th December 2006

International cooperation is key

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The growing capture of low value trash fish and the need for governments to work with coastal fishing communities to develop sustainable fisheries are among the major issues facing the fishing industry…

18th December 2006

Tackling Asia-Pacific’s most pressing issues

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

A wise man once said: people without history are people without future. I’ll paraphrase: science that ignores former studies and historical data cannot produce reliable predictions. This is also true for all…

18th December 2006

Enlightenment from Russia

18th December 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Companies from 27 countries, including Germany, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, UK, Italy, Norway and Canada, have so far registered for SINAVAL-EUROFISHING. Almost all of the exhibition space has now been taken as…

18th December 2006

SINAVAL-EUROFISHING 2007 • 24-27 January • Bilbao Exhibition Centre

18th December 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

In the October 2006 issue of World Fishing we reported that AB SEAC’s redesigned ARENCO SFD-300 could handle 35/40 fish/kilo. However, after further trials, the company is pleased to announce that fish…

18th December 2006

Even better results for ARENCO SFD-300

18th December 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Cooper Technology, LLC’s Total Bone Removal System was first launched in 2002 and has recently completed a year’s worth of R&D to accommodate trout and Alaska pink salmon.

18th December 2006

TBRS for trout & salmon

18th December 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR) has recently adopted measures to fight illegal fishing in the waters around Antarctica.

18th December 2006

Fighting illegal fishing around Antarctica

18th December 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

On 21 November the Council of Fisheries Ministers reached political agreement on three important Commission proposals.

18th December 2006

Commission proposals agreed

18th December 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Danish shrimp trawl specialist Cosmos Trawl A/S is increasing it’s efforts to ease the difficulties faced by the cold water shrimping market by introducing the Cosmos 3000 – a new ground fish…

18th December 2006

Introducing the ‘Cosmos 3000’

18th December 2006