World Fishing News – Page 325

  • The vessel will be the first ECOREP-Piriou vessel built entirely in Algeria
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    Algerian fish farming catamaran

    2016-12-21T10:55:00Z

    Piriou has secured an order for a newbuild aluminium catamaran for the Algerian fish farm, Eurl Zizou, its first vessel built entirely in Algeria under the ECOREP-Pirou joint venture.

  • The report into the centre of excellence highlights five key findings
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    Industry-wide support for a centre of innovation excellence

    2016-12-21T09:45:00Z

    The concept of a centre of excellence for Scottish aquaculture has industry-wide support, according to a new study.

  • Oyster baskets
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    Growing market for innovative baskets

    2016-12-21T08:53:00Z

    Oyster baskets that improve farming efficiency while growing a higher quality product are helping an Australian company penetrate international markets.

  • EuropecheBirds
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    Disappointment as EU Commission declines to alter Birds and Habitats directives

    2016-12-21T08:45:00Z

    Europêche and EAPO, the representative bodies of the EU fishing sector, have expressed their frustration at the decision taken by the College of Commissioners recognising that, following a “fitness check”, the European Birds and Habitats Directives remain relevant and fit for purpose.

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    Íslenski markaðurinn

    2016-12-20T14:53:07Z

    Íslenskur sjávarútvegur í fararbroddi hvað nýtingu tækninýjunga varðar, allt frá leiðsögukerfum og fiskileit til veiðarfæra og búnaðar. Útflutningur sjávarfangs árið 2013Fiskveiðar í atvinnuskyni hafa undanfarin þrjú ár orðið stöðugt mikilvægari starfsgrein, ekki síst í framhaldi af efnahagskeppunni. Útflutningsverðmæti fisks og útvegstengdra afurða jókst um 99 ...

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    The Icelandic Market

    2016-12-20T14:53:07Z

    The Icelandic fisheries are at the forefront of sophistication in terms of technology, from navigation and fish-detection through to gear and equipment. The recent upgrading of Iceland's fishing vessels is well underway, bringing more energy efficient technology, new generation on-board handling and ice-less storage. The pelagic ...

  • Bluwave's George Stavrinos, left, with Fisheries Minister, Joe Francis
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    Rock lobster trial for the local market

    2016-12-19T14:31:00Z

    Western Australia Fisheries Minister Joe Francis has announced a plan to make rock lobster more accessible to the locals following a visit to the Bluwave processing facilities in Fremantle.

  • A new House of Lords report says that the industry must be consulted during port-Brexit negotiations
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    Post-Brexit risks and opportunities report

    2016-12-19T13:45:00Z

    The House of Lords European Union Committee has published a report outlining the risks and opportunities of Brexit for the UK fishing industry.

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    Pingtan back in profit

    2016-12-19T09:26:00Z

    Pingtan Marine Enterprise expects financial results for Q4 to end losses for six consecutive previous quarters.

  • Höfrungur III
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    Strike cuts trip short

    2016-12-18T20:38:00Z

    HB Grandi’s freezer trawler Höfrungur III docked in Reykjavík yesterday after a 19 day trip. According to skipper Haraldur Árnason, the trip was cut short due to the seamen’s strike that started at 2000 on Wednesday.

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    Toothfish regulation controversy

    2016-12-17T12:34:00Z

    A failure by countries to voluntarily submit data on Atlantic and Patagonian toothfish catch risked catches being declared products of illegal fishing, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Australia said, reports Munyaradzi Makoni.

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    Um sýninguna

    2016-12-16T11:18:57Z

    Sýningin er haldin á þriggja ára fresti að beiðni sýnenda því þannig geta þeir kynnt nýmæli á hverri einustu sýningu.Íslenska sjávarútvegssýningin bauð að þessu sinni upp á setningarathöfn, fyrstu IceFish-ráðstefnuna, Fiskúrgangur til hagnaðar (http://www.icefishconference.com/) og viðburð þar sem menn ná að hittast og mynda tengsl auk tveggja ráðstefna í ...

  • Fishing below depth of 800m to become illegal
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    MEPs vote to end deep-sea trawling

    2016-12-15T09:34:00Z

    European Parliament has banned fishing below a depth of 800m in the North-East Atlantic to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems of the deep-sea bed.

  • The 2017 catch limits have been set
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    EU ministers set 2017 catch limits

    2016-12-14T11:32:00Z

    EU ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2017 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea, following discussions at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 12 and 13 December.

  • The trawler's original axial MAN NA34/K unit was replaced with a modern, radial MAN TCR20 turbocharger
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    Quick fix for North Sea trawler

    2016-12-13T15:47:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has carried out a quick fix turbocharger retrofit on a North Sea trawler taking just five weeks from first enquiry to commissioning.

  • World Tuna Day Ratified by the United Nations General Assembly
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    World Tuna Day ratified

    2016-12-13T09:42:00Z

    The United Nations General Assembly has ratified the annual celebration of World Tuna Day, to become a globally recognised event.

  • The SCP system used for the vessel ‘Tamgu 21’ convinced the customer to order another
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    Schottel propellers for fisheries research vessel

    2016-12-12T14:39:00Z

    The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.

  • WCPFC 13 saw the adoption of an observer safety measure
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    Positive outcomes from WCPFC 13

    2016-12-12T14:17:00Z

    Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) says many positive outcomes were achieved at the 13th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting in Fiji, including adoption of the observer safety measure.

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    Ofurkæling vinnur til verðlauna

    2016-12-12T10:01:46Z

    Verðlaunin gaf TM og komu þau í hlut Gunnars Þórðarsonar, Matís, og Albert Högnason, 3X Technology. Hugmyndin er ofurkæling á botnfiski niður í -0,7 °C og -1,5 °C í laxi. Með ofurkælingu er átt við að færa kæliorku inn í fiskvöðvann strax eftir veiðar/slátrun, þar sem innan við 20% ...

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    Smart cooling wins award

    2016-12-12T10:01:38Z

    The award is sponsored by insurance company TM and the outstanding entry was judged to be the system for cooling groundfish to a temperature of 0.7°C and salmon to -1.5°C. The award went to Gunnar Thórðarson at research and innovation group Matís and Albert Högnason of 3X Technology.This innovative ...