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ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Whether to stop eating fish suspected of mercury contamination and forfeit the benefits of Omega-3, or ignore the mercury content and keep eating fish because the benefits outweigh the risks involved, is…

29th June 2006

The mercury quagmire

29th June 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

French manufacturer of high accuracy fishing trawl control equipment iXTrawl is currently demonstrating the potential of its DATANET Trawl Door Spread Measurement System on individual owners’ trawlers.

29th June 2006

DATANET demonstrations for trawler owners

29th June 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A satellite study, surveying toxic algal blooms, reports that southern Chile’s 360 coastal fish farms are losing millions of Euros each year through deaths of large caged fish as well as shellfish…

29th June 2006

Algal toxins poison Chile’s export earnings

29th June 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Brussels proposes to pay Greenland €15,847,244 per annum for six years from 1 January 2007 for fishing rights for certain species.

29th June 2006

Brussels in fresh Greenland catch

29th June 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Swift and wide ranging actions are needed to conserve the world’s entire marine environment amid fears that humankind’s exploitation of the deep seas and open oceans is rapidly passing the point of…

29th June 2006

Action urged on deep seas by UN

29th June 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

On 19 April, Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson presented 3X with the President of Iceland’s Award for Export Achievement at a ceremony at Bessastaðir, his official residence, Company owners Albert Marzelíus Högnason…

29th May 2006

3X receives prestigious export award

29th May 2006

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Iceland’s Eimskip, a subsidiary of the Avion Group, has entered into shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two highly sophisticated reefer vessels for a total purchase price of approximately NOK 258 million…

29th May 2006

Two new reefer vessels for Eimskip

29th May 2006

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The importance of fisheries and of the politics of fisheries in Iceland makes the breeding of skilled ministers of fisheries a necessity. Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (51) is one of the most obvious…

29th May 2006

Iceland upholds a healthy economy

29th May 2006

NEWS

NEWS

Long-line fishing is gaining ground - Long-line fishing has in recent years greatly increased its share of the total catch of bottom fish in Icelandic waters, reports Gudjón Einarsson.

29th May 2006

Iceland

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

DSM Dyneema is part of the DSM Performance Materials activities of the DSM group and is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, said to be the world’s strongest fibre.

29th May 2006

DSM Dyneema in the Aquaculture sector

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Two new designs of Polar pelagic doors are showing promising results, greater spreading force and, equally important, reduced resitance. The new design is similar to the Jupiter and Mars pelagic doors but…

29th May 2006

Booming Polar pelagic doors

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A stoppage in the winch unit onboard can be expensive if it happens while hauling. Now Rapp Hydema AS has launched a new Service Partnership which detects faults in winches while the…

29th May 2006

Saving costs by discovering faults before they happen

29th May 2006

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Overall seafood consumption in 2004 was up 1.8% over the previous year (and up 9% since 2001) and stood at 7.5kg per person. This figure is made up as follows:• Shrimp: 1.90kg•…

29th May 2006

US seafood industry shows growth

29th May 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Marport Wireless, a leading marine technology company, has announced a new global data network for the Automatic Identification System (AIS). - The new offering combines the power of the Internet with Marport’s…

29th May 2006

Marport launches global AIS data network

29th May 2006

NEWS

NEWS

The economic role of France’s fisheries - Following on from last month’s Part One analysis of France’s fishing fleets, we now look at the economic impact of the industry.

29th May 2006

France – Part 2

29th May 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

While sustainability and sustainable development represent consensual values, their implementation is often subject to controversies. The U.N. system recognizes sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising…

29th May 2006

The meaning of sustainability – Part 2

29th May 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The future of stocks of high-value plaice and sole in the North Sea continues to be a data battle ground for both scientists and the fishing industry.

29th May 2006

Sole and plaice

29th May 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Norwegians have pulled off a major diplomatic breakthrough by setting up a joint three-year research programme, on benthos in the Barents Sea, with Russian scientists.

29th May 2006

Opening up Ivan’s locker

29th May 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Over the years fishermen have used many different techniques to find and harvest fish. However, acoustic technology is one of the most important forces driving the developments in the modern commercial fisheries.…

4th May 2006

Marports latest acoustic products set new standards for deep sea fisheries.

4th May 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

First for five yearsWhat is said to be the first new whitefish boat to be constructed for Shetland owners for five years has now been was delivered by the Whitby, Yorkshire yard…

28th April 2006

Orders for British boats

28th April 2006