World Fishing News – Page 892
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Hungry killer whales, night-flyers, cold pollock & warm humans…
"During the mid-20th century, killer whales (orcinus orca) frequently scavenged from the carcasses produced by whaling. These carcasses were primarily species of large whale, preferred by killer whales, but which normally sink to the bottom after death, possibly putting the carcass beyond the diving range of killer whales," they say ...
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All sea life in acid oceans' threat?
Squid, fish, crustaceans, plankton, larvae, marine mammals and the whole marine food chain are under threat from CO2 as the gas turns the oceans acidic, warns the world''s oldest scientific body, the Royal Society in London, reports Peter O''Neill.
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Domstein goes wild
Norway''s Domstein ASA, have sold off their holdings in salmon farming (Fjord Seafood) and will focus only on wild fish, industrial production and sales and distribution through Domstein Enghav.
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Pelagic giant in the Netherlands
Future changes in the global operation of the two large Dutch fishing firms Jaczon of Scheveningen en Vrolijk of IJmuiden might not be excluded in the longer term, writes Pieter Tesch, but in the immediate future the two firms would continue to operate as two separate companies as they are ...
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Tourists catching too many fish
The volume of the fish caught by tourists and sport fishermen in Norway, writes Hans Morten Sundness, may now be as much as 60,000 tonnes (t) a year and this may match the commercial cod fish catch by Norwegian fishermen in the traditional Lofoten season, according to professor Abraham ...
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Fishermen get grants
The Dutch government has to grant Euro85m in compensation to cockle dredgers after the government decided to ban this year cockle dredging in the Waddenzee, an inshore stretch of the North Sea north of the province of Friesland, according to an independent commission, writes Pieter Tesch.
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Sæplast gets reorganised
ICELANDIC Sæplast reports that is refurbishing its Norwegian factory which makes fenders and buoys, investing in new machinery and equipment, and is also the object of a reorganisation of a number of subsidiaries by its parent company. Sæplast said the company''s rotomoulding production was transferred to a new, independent company, ...
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Optimar celebrates triplets with Visir
OPTIMAR Ice has installed an ice machine on the Sighvatur GK, making it the third for Grindavik-based Visir''s vessels. The latest, a BP-120, has a capacity of 1,000 litres of 40% thick ice per hour and a 2,100 -litre storage tank.
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Ireland - demand for fishy fish money
Ireland will have to pay back €590,000 to the Commission in Brussels for "lack of proper control over the withdrawal of fish".
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Ecosystem management
Lip service or reality? - For some time now, ecosystem management has become the fashionable phrase among fisheries scientists and managers. Soon everyone will be saying we must manage the whole ecosystem and the way we operate fisheries must be ecosystem-based.
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Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 2005
With a month to go for the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, World Fishing talked to Marianne Rasmussen-Coulling, events manager to find out why the show has become a reference for the fishing industry.
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Haddock and cod keep warm in Icelandic waters
THE SEA around Iceland is getting warmer. Since 1997 an increased flow of Atlantic waters has been observed around Iceland resulting in higher sea temperature and higher salinity. At present, however, this has not had any visible effect on cod recruitment. Cod being the most important fish species in Iceland, ...
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Marel shows it all at IFE
Marel will be showing its Marel Vision Grader at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition. The unit utilizes dynamic weighing and laser vision to measure product features automatically. It grades products based on length, width, average height, weight and form features. The Marel Vision Grader, says the company, enables processors to increase ...
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MARORKA claims 15-30% off
ICELANDIC company MARORKA, says it will be showing its latest, second generation Maren energy management at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition and says it can reduce fuel operating costs by up to 15 per cent.
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Japan calling
Japan Radio Co. (JRC) says it will be showing a new LCD Navtex, a compact Fleet F33 and three new Inmarsat C systems, at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.
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Oval Foil does the job in Iceland
BRITTANY-based Morgère says it is doing well in Iceland with its oval foil door and has already put installations on more than 30 bottom trawlers there. Magnus Eyjolfsson, sales manager of Ã?sfell, distributor of Morgère in Iceland says what is getting sales is how simple it is to use the ...
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You get a bigger squeeze with Haarslev!
ICELANDIC company HAARSLEV has delivered its first HAARSLEV Twin Screw Press - the HM80C press - with a screw diameter of 800 mm and six-metres long. It can handle 70 tonnes of cooked fish per hour.
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Angle Sensor keeps the doors open
SCANMAR says that, following comprehensive trials of its Angle Sensor on doors, they are now moving to commercial production. It says it is the first sensor to feature brand new functionality since the mid-90s.
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Hampidjan's latest at the IFE
ICELANDIC company Hampidjan will be showing its new Poly-Ice ''OPEX'' trawl door for the pelagic market at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.
