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The Common Fisheries Policy needs to be followed exactly the same by each member state before it will have any significant and positive impact on the European fishing industry.

Last month, right in the middle of Alimentaria in Barcelona, another milestone was reached in the European fresh fish trade.

Lubricant technology specialist Castrol Marine has developed a range of lubricants specifically to meet the demands of the fishing industry.

An international workshop investigating the impact of lost nets and traps on marine stocks has endorsed a code of practice for European gill-net fisheries and called for the setting-up of a forum…

A new benchmark has been set with this innovative design just released from Australias International achiever in anchor windlass technology.

Spaniard D. Manuel Nores has truly dedicated his life to fishing. After starting as a cabin-boy at 13, during the past 50 years he has built up his own fishing company, which…

A new design of prawn trawl developed by UK based Seafish could play an important role in conserving valuable stocks of haddock and whiting by reducing the unwanted by-catch of juvenile fish.

The Danish gill net supplier DACONET A/S with branches in Skive and Thisted has launched a huge novelty within the gill net fishery with trammel nets - called DACO-TYPE.

The DanFish International fishing exhibition will be taking place in Aalborg on October 9 - 11 2002.

SAILOR has launched the UAIS1800 transponder and KDU1805, which will increase the safety at sea, acoording to the company.

MAN B&W of Denmark has announced that its latest new generation medium-speed engine series is now launched for propulsion duties in the 1200-1900 kW power range.

Telenor Satellite Services announced last month that it has formed a new company, Marlink, to provide a wide range of mobile satellite communication services, mainly for customers in the maritime sector.

A combination 24 mile colour radar and high performance chart plotter has been introduced by JRC America the US based branch of JRC Japan.

Following last years successful relaunch of the lridium system, a new, fixed satellite telephone has been introduced specifically for the marine market. The IMF 100 consists of a small external antenna, an…

ChartCo, leading supplier of marine information by satellite, has launched a private network service at CITIS. This new service is fully operational and is specifically aimed to meet the requirements of companies…

With the new Simrad CS55/56 Charting System, if things go wrong at sea it will talk to you and tell you why.

KVH etrac, has launched a combination of global e-mail access via the new inmarsat mini - c system and real - time GPS position reporting, creating a great standalone communications centre for…

Well known for its highly advanced sonar technology, Simrad has developed the smallest and least expensive omni-directional sonar in its SP range of sonars. The new SP60 has been created for the…

BAADER has launched what it calls the ultimate solution for fresh product singulation and loading, the BAADER AccuFeed AF501, to the european market. BAADER will show the AccuFeed AF501 at the Seafood…