World Fishing News – Page 882
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Marel acquires AEW Thurne and Delford Sortaweigh
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.
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African countries on the issue of whaling
According to the Japan Fisheries Association (JFA), African countries are now asking equal opportunity to participate in the discussions of the International Whaling Commission.
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Wärtsilä power for Belize shrimp farming
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 shrimp farm and associated processing plant in Belize, Central America. The contract is valued at approximately $19 million.
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Two fisheries apply for MSC re-assessment
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.
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Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council formed
In the middle of March the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Council (BS-RAC) was officially founded.
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Marel processing system achieves 20% throughput growth at north Iceland plant
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 seafood-processing technologies.
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Craemer’s boxes – the fisherman’s friend
Craemer Plastics Materials Handling will be displaying their successfully established and proven fish boxes at Fishing 2006.
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Seafood exposition
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.
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Rapp Hydema’s new motor and gearbox for electric winches
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 to manufacture these electric motors.
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Vónin makes fishing more profitable
Vónin’s new sorting system for pelagic fishery is designed to improve profitability and consists of a four-sided net tunnel with a flexible grid fitted inside. This sorts larger fishes from, for example, blue whiting and herring. The larger fish that do not pass through the grid, escape through an opening ...
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New fish finders and radars from Furuno
Furuno’s just announced FCV-585 and FCV-620 digital, dual-frequency fish finders incorporate the latest in digital filtering for enhanced detail and accuracy.
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Beyond the limit in the Arctic
There are two major issues regarding Svalbard and fishing. One is the problems with illegal fishing around the archipelago. The other is Norwegian jurisdiction in the same area. When the Norwegian Coast Guard arrests a Russian or Spanish trawler, accusing them for illegal fishing, both questions have to be dealt ...
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FAO, tuna and fuzzy logic
“Not all that can be measured is important and not all that is important can be measured” - Albert Einstein - I have on my desk a copy of “Management of tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics” (FAO Fisheries Proceedings 2 – publication-sales@fao.org. 2005, 336 p). The book ...
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Mauritania and the EU fail to agree
First five-year treatyThe first five year treaty with the EU was concluded in 1996 when the then government of ousted president Maaouiya Ould Taya sought to replace the diminishing and ageing visiting fleet of the former Soviet Union and its allies with the presence of modern EU vessels.Under its umbrella ...
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New agent for Trefjar
Iceland’s Trefjar Ltd, builder of the Cleopatra Range of fast fishing, charter angling, harbour launches, survey vessels and general workboats, has signed an exclusive agreement with Devon-based WaterMota Ltd to look after its interests in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
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No EU Fishing in Western Sahara
Campaigners from 19 European countries came together late in February to stop the European Union ratifying an Agreement which would violate international law and see European boats fishing in the waters of Africa’s last colony.
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Intended acquisition of Radio Holland Group by Imtech
Radio Holland Group B.V. has announced that Imtech N.V. intends to acquire its shares subject to the approval of the NMA (Dutch competition Authority) and the German Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel office). The acquisition will almost double the revenues of Imtech in the maritime market and place it in the ...
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Marorka’s management system approved
Iceland’s Marorka has received certification of its quality management system from classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Last year, the company implemented a quality management system built on the ISO 9001:2000 standard which was successfully audited by DNV last December. In order to receive certification, Marorka has demonstrated that work ...
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Australia and New Zealand support IUU
Senator Eric Abetz, Australia’s Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, announced, early in March, his country’s involvement in nine multilateral initiatives to accelerate the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
