World Fishing News – Page 619

  • News

    Scots fishing industry will remain at forefront of developing new initiatives

    2011-10-07T05:00:00Z

    The Scottish fishing industry is keen to further develop its already strong relationships with marine scientists to ensure that there is as much data as possible about the health of our fish stocks so as to ensure the implementation of effective management plans to ensure a sustainable future.

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    GVA markets prominent fish market site

    2011-10-06T16:31:00Z

    A former international fish auctioning facility is being brought to market by UK commercial property consultant GVA.

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    FCI broadens its scope

    2011-10-06T15:47:00Z

    Food Certification International has become the first certification body to complete the process of accreditation to extend its scope of operation to cover the new GlobalG.A.P. Version 4 Aquaculture Standard.

  • News

    Changes in Baltic Sea aquaculture

    2011-10-06T05:00:00Z

    The production of farmed fish can be considerably increased and the adverse environmental impacts reduced, if the location of the establishments is carefully planned.

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    Meagre study presented

    2011-10-05T15:12:00Z

    The Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Centre, Ctaqua, has presented the market study “Proposals for the promotion of meagre consumption in Spain”.

  • Top inset: Open Blue Sea Farms founder Brian O’Hanlon inside fish cage; Main photo: Operations manager Philip Nicolson with Fishers’ side scan sonar; Bottom inset: deploying the fish cage
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    Sonars and underwater cameras aid aquaculture

    2011-10-05T15:02:00Z

    The worldwide demand for seafood products is expected to more than double in the next 10 to 15 years, however, the amount of seafood being harvested from our oceans is expected to decline over that period due to overfishing.

  • Iridium Extreme and Iridium AxCess Point
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    Iridium Force™ – a new vision for global communications

    2011-10-05T14:14:00Z

    Iridium Communications Inc. has announced its “vision for the future of personal mobile satellite communications”, Iridium Force™.

  • Filleting pangasius in a factory in Vietnam where most fish processing is still done by hand. Credit: Herby Neubacher
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    More processing equipment to be sold in Asia

    2011-10-05T13:53:00Z

    The seafood reprocessing industry in Asia is about to change. The rising cost of labour, due to competition from other industries, may soon make it uneconomic to send fish to some countries there for further processing and to bring it back again.

  • News

    Partnership agreement for new SAILOR 900 VSAT

    2011-10-05T13:43:00Z

    Marlink and Thrane & Thrane introduced the brand new Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 900 VSAT antenna in September.

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    New Trawl Alignment Sensor from Notus

    2011-10-05T11:46:00Z

    Notus Electronics Ltd. has released a new Trawl Alignment Sensor.

  • News

    Plate freezers for new Norwegian trawlers

    2011-10-05T11:37:00Z

    Shipping companies Havstrand and Havbryn of Ålesund in Norway have signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard to build two trawlers to be delivered in 2012 and 2013.

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    Greenpeace condemns attempts to unravel Pacific conservation measures

    2011-10-05T10:36:00Z

    Greenpeace has expressed its disappointment with the major fishing nations active in the Western and Central Pacific, for their attempts to unravel current conservation and management measures of the region’s declining tuna stocks.

  • Italy has failed to control and enforce the ban on the use of drift-nets
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    Italian illegal use of drift-nets

    2011-10-05T05:00:00Z

    The European Commission has called on Italy to take measures and comply with an October 2009 Court of Justice ruling on Italy''s continued illegal use of drift-nets.

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    NZ aquaculture enters new era

    2011-10-05T05:00:00Z

    A major aquaculture legislation reform that creates the platform for aquaculture to become a $1bn industry by 2025 took effect on 1 October 2011, says NZ Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley.

  • News

    Cockle fishery enters MSC assessment

    2011-10-05T05:00:00Z

    The Dee Estuary fishery, one of the largest cockle fisheries in the UK, has entered into the MSC assessment process for the first time.

  • Succorfish’s new hi-tech global vessel monitoring system, the SC2, is easy to install and can be seen to the right of the light on the wheel-house
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    Succorfish SC2 launches to meet new fishing legislation

    2011-10-04T16:28:00Z

    A new, hi-tech global tracking device that could revolutionise the way the commercial fishing industry operates is to be officially launched following a series of successful trials across the South West of England.

  • Russian type vertical plate freezer
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    Tucal completes Russian installation

    2011-10-04T15:49:00Z

    Spanish refrigeration company Tucal is continuing its work in Russia, having carried out several important projects with vertical plate freezers, icy water plants and other supplies for different customers in recent years.

  • MEGA Romania FWC 3000-HC SRS Frigadon chiller V2
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    SRS Frigadon expands capacity range

    2011-10-04T15:36:00Z

    SRS Frigadon Ltd, in conjunction with Swedish sister company Frigadon AB, has announced the arrival of the next step in R1270 hydrocarbon chillers.

  • Electrolux vacs from the sea
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    Plastic – enemy of the sea

    2011-10-04T14:53:00Z

    The British Plastics Federation (BPF) attempts to whitewash this admission by claiming, “Plastic materials are generally inert and lend themselves to product safety-critical situations such as food and pharmaceutical packaging, toys and medical implants”. The federation also simplifies the constant introduction of new plastic pollutants by claiming to be just ...

  • There was an air of optimism at IceFish
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    IceFish ’11 – optimism and attendance up!

    2011-10-04T14:02:00Z

    There was a general air of optimism at the 10th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition held in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland from the 22-24 September 2011, with many exhibitors securing large orders at the event.