World Fishing News – Page 392

  • News

    Selective salmon breeding fights sea lice

    2015-08-20T14:27:00Z

    New research reveals salmon can be selectively bred to be resistant to sea lice, providing hope for the global fish farming industry.

  • The new Marine Inspector and Cleaner (MIC)
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    MIC net cleaning system improves fish health

    2015-08-20T11:27:00Z

    The new Marine Inspector and Cleaner (MIC) significantly improves the fish health by removing debris from all parts of the net in a single pass.

  • News

    Kaikoura fishers fined

    2015-08-20T10:16:00Z

    Two set-net fishermen from Kaikoura, New Zealand, have been fined for breaching sustainability measures that ensure that fish stocks are used efficiently.

  • Seafood Week runs from 9-16 October
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    Seafood Week coming soon

    2015-08-20T10:00:00Z

    The seafood industry is being urged to join others in getting behind Seafood Week - the biggest celebration of seafood in the UK, which will run from 9-16 October this year.

  • OXE Diesel on sea trials
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    Marine Harvest to trial first OXE Diesel commercial outboard

    2015-08-19T15:03:00Z

    Supacat Group company, MDS Marine, has signed a contract with Marine Harvest Scotland for the first pre-production OXE Diesel, the first viable diesel outboard engine for the commercial sector.

  • Carlos Diaz, CEO, BioMar
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    New feed company in China

    2015-08-19T11:55:00Z

    Denmark’s BioMar Group and China’s Tongwei Co. have signed a final joint venture agreement to establish a joint fish feed company in China.

  • Researchers say setting two thresholds would provide a strong incentive for fishermen to disturb as little of the seabed as possible
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    Fishing study reveals scallop fishing impact

    2015-08-19T11:16:00Z

    Sustainable scallop fishing within the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) could be possible, thanks to the world’s largest ever fishing impact study led by scientists from Wales’ Bangor University.

  • M3 Sonar with M3 Tag Activator installed on a pole mount
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    New monitoring system for fisheries research

    2015-08-19T10:58:00Z

    A new acoustic transponder tag monitoring system has been introduced to the fisheries research community during the American Fisheries Society annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

  • News

    Tonnage and quotas for sale

    2015-08-19T10:04:00Z

    North Sea Shipbrokers is exhibiting again at this year’s DanFish.

  • News

    Tender announced for novel oils

    2015-08-19T09:28:00Z

    At the AquaNor 2015 conference in Norway, the launch of an innovative global tender was announced by participating members of the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), in partnership with their industry feed company associates.

  • News

    Japan a crucial market for Scottish seafood

    2015-08-18T16:21:00Z

    In a bid to raise the profile of Scottish seafood, producers have come together to visit this week’s Japanese Seafood Exhibition, which attracts over 1,200 exhibitors and around 35,000 visitors.

  • Cermaq farm at Puntas Arenas, Chile. Credit: Cermaq
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    Growing sustainable aquaculture

    2015-08-18T16:05:00Z

    Canada, Chile, Scotland and Norway are joining forces to promote and grow the sustainability of the aquaculture industry.

  • The project intends to sea-trial new designs of nets. Image supplied by Seafish: www.seafish.org
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    Project to develop innovative gear

    2015-08-18T15:50:00Z

    Funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Marine Scotland will be used to develop and trial innovative fishing gear to reduce the amount of discards vessels will have to deal with when the discard ban is phased-in for demersal fisheries from 1 January 2016.

  • The online verification tool has been trialled in seven European and 15 Chinese companies.
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    MSC pilots traceability tool

    2015-08-18T14:28:00Z

    The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is seeking stakeholder feedback on a new traceability tool for added supply chain integrity in over 60 countries.

  • New HookSeparator™ Coastal
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    New HookSeparator™ for smaller boats

    2015-08-18T13:49:00Z

    Mustad Autoline has launched HookSeparator™ Coastal, designed for smaller boats with limited space.

  • Fishing licences have been reduced dramatically in recent years in Fiji due to resources being significantly depleted
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    Fiji battling to save it's waters

    2015-08-18T11:47:00Z

    It has been a tough decade for the fishing industry in Fiji after previous years of success. Adrian Tatum assesses the situation.

  • The 95m trawler project will be presented at DanFish
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    Skipasyn presents trawler project

    2015-08-18T10:09:00Z

    The latest project from fishing vessel design company, Skipasyn, is a 95m trawler which features two 5m propellers running at low RPM and delivering high torque.

  • Kingfisher is offering skippers free copies of the latest KIS-ORCA and FishSAFE datasets at DanFish
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    Free Kingfisher datasets at DanFish

    2015-08-18T09:26:00Z

    Kingfisher works alongside the UK cable, renewables and oil and gas industries, as well as the Danish cable industry, to continue to bring offshore hazard and structure information to fishermen throughout Europe.

  • News

    Baitfish fisheries for Indonesia

    2015-08-17T15:33:00Z

    The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) is joining forces with WWF-Australia and Simplot Australia to develop sustainable baitfish fisheries in three regions of Indonesia.

  • News

    Focus on new generation fish tub

    2015-08-17T14:48:00Z

    Based on several years of experience with cooling containers for the fishing industry, Fischernet ApS - an all-round Danish wholesaler for fishing equipment - will introduce a new type of fish tub at DanFish.