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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Peter O'Neill discussed the issues with Normunds Rieksti?š, Director of the National Board of Fisheries and finds that Latvia still leads with its most famous products, Riga sprats and herrings.Normunds has been…

1st July 2005

Brave New World – from occupation to liberalisation

1st July 2005

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS 30th June 2005

EU document on eco-labelling

30th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Commission (EC) lanched a debate on eco-labelling of fisheries products. According to a communication from the EC, this This initiative follows the growing interest by environmental Non-Governmental Organisations and increased…

30th June 2005

EU opens debate on eco-labelling

30th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

UKs Fisheries Ministers today published measures to help bring about profitable and sustainable Sea Fisheries in a thriving marineenvironment.

28th June 2005

New measures for the UKs fishing industry

28th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS 28th June 2005

Securing benefits

28th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay is to close for three months after a report from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) warned about the poor…

27th June 2005

Anchovy fishery to close for three months

27th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Managers of two lobster and sea bass fisheries on the Yorkshire coast have announced they are seeking certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.

13th June 2005

UK fisheries seek international recognition for environmental practices

13th June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

During the past three weeks, two Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft have repeatedly scoured a 4.1 million square kilometre expanse of the North Pacific in search of vessels engaged in…

9th June 2005

JOINT INTERNATIONAL DETECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OPERATION STEMS ILLEGAL FISHING IN NORTH PACIFIC

9th June 2005

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

3X Stal has launched a new rapid chiller which its says offers: increased yield, firmer shrimp with netter texture, better colour and less tail breakage.

1st June 2005

3X-Stals new chiller

1st June 2005

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Foreign crew members on board fishing vessels should be assured decent minimum wages and employment conditions

1st June 2005

Cheap labour

1st June 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

ORBIMAGE has released version 6.0 of its software for its SeaStar Fisheries Information Service. It has its own satellite (OrbView-2), and the company says Captains can view the oceanographic maps created by…

1st June 2005

MasterCast from ORBIMAGE

1st June 2005

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

New Zealand-based Prion Technology says their new snood system is getting a positive response on the sea and they hope to sell it into a number of markets, according to director Andy…

1st June 2005

Prion hooked on nude snood

1st June 2005

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

By increasing the working pressure from 47 to 64 bar Rauma Brattvaag says its BRH64 winch technology provides 30-45% increase in power from the same frame size, together with simpler and cheaper…

1st June 2005

Fishing boats go for 64 bar winches

1st June 2005

DECK MACHINERY

DECK MACHINERY

Norways Karmoy Winch is delivering the deck machinery for a new, 38-metre, combined purse seiner / trawler for the Scottish, Peterhead-based Lunar Fishing company.

1st June 2005

Karmoy winches in Canadian Lunar module via Scotland

1st June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A project to help the region’s fishermen net new business is being launched along the North East coast in the UK.

1st June 2005

Skipper scheme launched in the UK

1st June 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The publication, yesterday, of the European Commission’s fourth annual report on serious breaches to the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), shows that the number of such detected breaches went up…

31st May 2005

Report shows substantial increase in breaches to CFP rules in 2003

31st May 2005

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Methods for protecting the seabed was one of the topics on offer at the New Zealand Seafood Industry conference.

31st May 2005

New Zealand Seafood Industry Serious About Reducing Impacts on the Seabed

31st May 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The latest study of crime in Australias fishing grounds has simply reinforced the need for intensive crackdowns on the theft of stock from inshore waters and out to the 200-mile limit, according…

25th May 2005

Pirates in Aussie searchlight & restuarants raided

25th May 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Acting Fisheries Minister Pete Hodgson has begun consultation on regulations that make compulsory the use of bird scaring devices on fishing trawlers.

25th May 2005

Consultation begins on regulations to reduce seabird deaths

25th May 2005

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

There is a huge world demand for whitefish in the world. With diminishing supplies in many areas, reports Michel Drouin, the ease of stocks with North American producers has put them in…

25th May 2005

Chasing North Americas whitefish

25th May 2005