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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

AMP Complect, Newage Transmissions marine equipment distributor in Moscow, has gained Russian River Authority approval for a fully marinised powerpack designed to meet the needs of commercial fishing and workboats operating on…

28th April 2006

Russian powerpack with Newage box

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A report (Oceanic Fisheries Programme Technical Report No. 37) just published and written by Adam D. Langley of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, summarises the status of the stock and fishery…

28th April 2006

Albacore fishing in the South Pacific

28th April 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Following a relatively slow 2005, Iceland’s Optim-Ice has an excellent order book that includes two brand new machines that have more capacity than any machine produced previously.

28th April 2006

Optimar Iceland holds orders for 21 units

28th April 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Triteq Ltd has designed a secure vessel monitoring system, which assists global asset management and monitoring of exclusive economic zones (EEZ) by tracking fishing fleets at sea.

28th April 2006

Triteq tracking of fishing fleets

28th April 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Iridium Satellite has signed a manufacturer agreement with the British marine electronics firm, McMurdo Ltd. to incorporate Iridiums new, low-cost 9601 Short-Burst Data (SBD) Transceiver into a new man-overboard and automatic vessel…

28th April 2006

Iridum and McMurdo join forces for alerting system

28th April 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Koden Electronics’ 8-inch color LCD plotter sounder CVG-80 has been well received since its introduction in the summer of 2005.

28th April 2006

New systems from Koden

28th April 2006

NEWS

NEWS

French industry under threat - Dwindling marine catches, intense global competition and encroaching European Union restrictions has plunged the French fishing industry into disarray.

28th April 2006

France – Part 1

28th April 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Environmentalists and fishermen rarely agree on anything. It’s a pity because conventional logic would say that, fundamentally, environmentalists and fishing people should stand shoulder-to-shoulder in a common cause for maintaining resources –…

28th April 2006

The meaning of sustainability – Part 1

28th April 2006

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

With a plenary session divided into four themes, and one day devoted to three parallel symposia, the third Open Seafoodplus conference on 30 and 31 May in Tromsø, Norway, comes as a…

28th April 2006

Tromsø to host third Open SEAFOODplus Conference

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Aqua Bounty Technologies, a biotechnology company focused on health and productivity applications in the fast-growing aquaculture sector, has received regulatory approval for Shrimp IMS, its lead product, in Ecuador.

28th April 2006

Shrimp IMS launched in Ecuador

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marel hf, one of the world’s leading developers of high-tech food processing equipment, has announced its acquisition of UK-based AEW Thurne (AEW) and Delford Sortaweigh (Delford) from the AEW Delford Group Ltd.

28th April 2006

Marel acquires AEW Thurne and Delford Sortaweigh

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

According to the Japan Fisheries Association (JFA), African countries are now asking equal opportunity to participate in the discussions of the International Whaling Commission.

28th April 2006

African countries on the issue of whaling

28th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Wärtsilä Corporation was awarded an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract in December 2005 for the delivery of a 23.6 MWe combined heat and power plant to Belize Aquaculture Ltd. for a…

10th April 2006

Wärtsilä power for Belize shrimp farming

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Burry Inlet cockles and South West mackerel handline fisheries have separately announced they are seeking re-assessment under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label programme for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

10th April 2006

Two fisheries apply for MSC re-assessment

10th April 2006

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

In the middle of March the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS-RAC) was officially founded.

10th April 2006

Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council formed

10th April 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Leading international fish catching and processing company Samherji hf, of Dalvík in northern Iceland, has a long-standing and successful partnership with Marel. This collaboration has produced innovative development of a range of…

10th April 2006

Marel processing system achieves 20% throughput growth at north Iceland plant

10th April 2006

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Craemer Plastics Materials Handling will be displaying their successfully established and proven fish boxes at Fishing 2006.

10th April 2006

Craemer’s boxes – the fisherman’s friend

10th April 2006

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafood Processing Europe (SPE) is the global shopping site for seafood industry professionals bringing together the equipment, processes, services, and technology suppliers that get seafood from dock to market.

10th April 2006

Seafood exposition

10th April 2006

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

According to Norwegian company Rapp Hydema AS, an exhibitor at Bergen, the motors used to power today’s winches are oversized, overweight, and old technology. Recognising this, the company has researched other ways…

10th April 2006

Rapp Hydema’s new motor and gearbox for electric winches

10th April 2006

NEWS

NEWS

Meeting huge market demands. David Hayes investigates.

10th April 2006

China

10th April 2006