World Fishing News – Page 874
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Greater protection for marine resources
Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Joe Borg has welcomed the positive results reached at the annual meeting of the South Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO), currently chaired by the EU.
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EU and Norway agree on closer collaboration on fisheries
Yesterday (4 October) EU and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries. The text sets out a framework for mutual control and enforcement between EU Member States and Norway which will not only facilitate the management of shared fish stocks, but also make ...
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Sea lice study uses ‘old data and flawed methodology’
Two Canadian organisations have criticised a study that claims that sea lice from infected fish farms are responsible for the deaths of up to 95% of young wild salmon migrating out to sea.
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Bradshaw welcomes growing momentum to stop 'destructive' deep sea fishing
Worldwide action to protect sensitive marine life and habitats from destructive deep sea trawling could be a step closer thanks to UK pressure.
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FAO-CITES agreement promotes sustainable fish trade
International trade of seahorses, whale sharks and Caribbean queen conches is now regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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Ban on bottom trawling?
Informal consultations to begin in the General Assembly today (4 October) concerning the conservation of fish stocks, under provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, were the subject of a Headquarters press conference yesterday, sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and given by ...
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Fisheries Committee approves 2007 budget and amendments to CMO of fisheries and aquaculture products, modifies proposal on alien species in aquaculture.
The European Parliament Fisheries Committee approved a technical amendment to the CMO of fisheries and aquaculture products yesterday (3 October). It also gave its opinion on the 2007 budget, as well as amending a Commission proposal for a regulation of alien species in aquaculture.
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Irish mackerel quota reduced
Mackerel quota reduced following UK police investigations and reporting of undeclared illegal landings into Scottish processing companies by Irish pelagic fishing vessels. - The Irish Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Mr John Browne, T.D. arranged for officials to meet and advise fishing industry ...
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British and Dutch trawlers fined
The Master and owner of UK-registered fishing vessel Success III, KY211, has been ordered to pay a total of £8,000 for fishing illegally within British Fishery Limits.
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NewsSouth Georgia upgrade
The “Pharos” as built in 1973 by Ferguson Shipbuilders for the Commissioners of Northern LighthousesByron Marine Ltd. has announced that it has purchased the lighthouse tender “Pharos” from the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses in Scotland and this will be operated under a long-term charter with the GSGSSI.The “Pharos” is ...
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Three new pelagic vessels
During the company’s 32 years of designing vessels, it has always had a strong focus on developments for the fishing vessel fleet – and says that the focus on this market will continue in the future. In a slow market for new pelagic vessels, five large pelagic vessels are now ...
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Integrated bridge system for new Scottish fisheries patrol vessel
The equipment, to be supplied by Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit, will include a complete networked system that ties together all of the ship’s navigation sensors and steering controls into an integrated bridge system (IBS) running on electronic nautical charts.The new 2,181gt patrol vessel, based on the “Jura” which ...
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Simulation for tuna seining
As computer software reaches into every area of fisheries, the design of seine nets is no exception. French netting specialist Le Drezen has pioneered the use of a unique modelling software program that digitally simulates a haul, thus helping vessel owners and skippers to design the seine best suited to ...
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Positive feedback for Sapphire
Sapphire, the flagship brand of PE compact nettings from the Indian manufacturer Garware Wall Ropes Ltd, is becoming more and more popular amongst trawl owners around the world, with a particularly good response from skippers in South Africa and Namibia.
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NewsTrawl monitoring for “Bergur Huginn” and “Gjogur”
Marport, a marine technology company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of acoustic sensing, processing and communications products, announced in early August that it has been selected as the supplier of complete trawl monitoring and net sounder systems for the fresh fish trawlers “Bergur Huginn” NB44 and “Gjogur” NB45.
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NewsNeptune for I&J vessels
Earlier this year, the South African based Irvin & Johnson purchased a pair of 8m2, 3400kg Polar Neptune trawl doors for their Sterkoder type, “Bluebell”.
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NewsNotus vessels see immediate fishing improvements
According to Notus Electonics Ltd, “install Notus and you see improved fishing immediately”. The company claims that this has been the result for the ever increasing number of trawlers installing the Trawlmaster.
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News“Strømegg” new build takes full fish finding package
Simrad has been chosen to supply the 62.6m “Strømegg”, a new build combined pelagic trawler/purse seiner currently in production at Karstensens Skibsværft, Denmark, with a complete electronic high performance fish finding package.
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NewsNew smoked eel filleting machine
The new ST501 from STEEN has been developed to make eel fillets from smoked eels automatically, replacing a very labour intensive process which, up until now, was done by hand.
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NewsRedesigned filleting machine
Swedish fish processing machine manufacturer AB SEAC has redesigned one of the most common fish processing machines on the market – the ARENCO SFD-300.
