World Fishing News – Page 867
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Aker Seafoods to sell plant
Aker Seafoods is selling its processing plant Aker Seafoods Ålesund (formerly known as West Fish Industrier) to family-owned fishery group, Brødrene Sperre AS.
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NewsNew Marel grader series - ProLine
Scheduled to be released at the Atlanta IPE exhibition in January 2007, the all-new Marel ProLine Graders have already made a splash at the Nor-Fishing exhibition in Norway and the Polagra Expo in Poland.
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NewsQuadrupling production in three years
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 in this.
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Cuts in catching opportunity to be fiercely resisted
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 fisheries with a by-catch of cod by 25% would ‘crucify’ the North Sea whitefish fleet and have serious ...
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Fisheries Council prepares to ignore scientific advice for the 5th year in a row, according to WWF
The annual December Fisheries Council starts in Brussels this week, and WWF says “Fisheries Ministers from EU Member States traditionally ignore independent scientific advice and make a mockery of sustainable fisheries management”.
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The fate of spiny dogfish and porbeagle shark
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.
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DPI&F research vessel upgrade
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 towing capabilities and fuel consumption.“The improvements to the research vessel include a redesigned back deck to allow space ...
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News“Jacoba Prins” wins ‘Ship of the Year’ award
Maaskant Bruinisse B.V., a member of the Damen Shipyards Group and specialised in building vessels for the shellfish industry, has won the Dutch KNVTS ‘Ship of the Year’ award with “Jacoba Prins”.
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Neptune doors in Gulf shrimp fishing
During the last year, Western Seafood Company, Inc., through its subsidiary Marine & Industrial Specialities (MIS), has been trialling fishing gear with the aim of reducing fuel consumption and increasing operational efficiency, and Polar Fishing Gear was involved in the trawl doors project where several types of trawl doors were ...
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Merger creates world’s largest herring and mackerel processor
In late October three Norwegian companies – Domstein Pelagic AS, Global Fish AS and Westcoast AS – announced plans to merge their activities and establish a new pelagic company.
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NewsWarning for beam trawlers after Belgian tragedy
The latest report to be published, in November 2006, by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) concerns the loss of a beam trawler through snagging of its trawl gear.
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NewsMalta
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 the tastiest and most lucrative of fish stews, made up of the sea’s offerings, tourists, cruiseliners, low-cost flights, ...
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Aker’s new krill vessel
Aker BioMarine and Aker Yards have agreed an option for building a vessel for harvesting krill.
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NewsCarnitech Salmon boosts synergy
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.
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NewsBook review: Von Brandt’s Fish Catching Methods of the World
Von Brandt’s Fish Catching Methods of the WorldThis 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 of how a fish can be caught are discussed and amply ...
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NewsInnovative net handling gear for the “Castella”
Petrel Engineering, the Cape Town based deck machinery supplier, recently equipped local vessel “Castella” with her net handling gear.
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NewsBecoming a player in European fisheries
Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish Minister for Agriculture, Food and FisheriesWorld 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 the previous government, and be more of a 'player'. It ...
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NewsBook review: Images of Fishermen: the North Atlantic
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, Iceland, and Greenland.At last a book that presents, in compelling visual imagery, and language, the reality of these ...
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NewsInternational cooperation is key
Helga Pedersen Photo: ScanpixShe 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 seafood exports was €3.7 billion.Ms Pedersen went on to discuss the Norwegian management regime: “Norwegian ...
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Tackling Asia-Pacific’s most pressing issues
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 across the Asia-Pacific region according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).At the recently held Twenty-ninth ...
