World Fishing News – Page 718
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Argentine hoki fishery seeks MSC certification
The hoki trawl fishery operating in the Argentine EEZ and adjacent waters has entered full assessment to be considered for MSC certification and is the second South American fishery to officially seek MSC certification.
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Dutch blue shell suspended culture mussel producers seek MSC certification
The Dutch Association of Suspended Mussel Culture Farmers has entered full assessment for MSC certification.
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Cod recovery zone - North Sea closure
The North Sea (areas IVa, IVb, IVc) will be closed to vessels using towed gear of 100mm and above for the rest of January.
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New HB Grandi flow line starts operation
A sophisticated new flow line has been taken into operation at HB Grandi’s Nordurgardur processing plant in Reykjavík.
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NewsPains Wessex and Comet marine distress signals save fishermen
A fisherman’s life has been saved by marine distress signals after an accident in Iceland, which sadly proved fatal for a colleague.
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Marel and Carnitech introduce ‘the best of both’ at Seafood Processing America 2010
Carnitech has now joined with Marel to pool resources, and at Seafood Processing America will be highlighting some of the equipment and systems that the companies have to offer.
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NewsEU/Norway agreement on mackerel management
The European Union and Norway have struck a crucial long-term agreement on mackerel management in the North-East Atlantic, which provides for stable quota shares and for agreed access arrangements for their respective fleets over a ten-year period.
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Target eliminates farmed salmon in all stores
Citing “the significant environmental degradation caused by salmon farming”, Target has announced that it will discontinue sales of all farmed salmon products in its stores.
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AKVA group's Fishtalk to Lighthouse Caledonia
Lighthouse Caledonia has signed a software agreement with AKVA group Scotland Ltd for the supply of Fishtalk Control and Fishtalk Value Chain Planner.
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Ocean industries to tackle ambitious program at Sustainable Ocean Summit
The World Ocean Council will convene a wide range of ocean industries at the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) to be held in Belfast, UK, 15-17 June, 2010.
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NewsAtlantic Fast Food crowned UK’s top chippy
The Atlantic Fast Food chippy in Coatbridge, Glasgow, UK, has won first place at this year’s National Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition, organised by Seafish.
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NewsUnwelcome arrival of sea squirt in Scottish seas
Marinas in the Firth of Clyde and on the Argyll coast are to be surveyed by marine scientists following the discovery of another invasive non-native species in Scottish waters.
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New vertical plate freezer with mechanised unloading
Tucal has designed a new vertical plate freezer with a mechanised unloading system which enables just one worker to unload the frozen blocks effortlessly and quickly.
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BMC establishes a new office in Rotterdam
Baltic Marine Contractors’ (BMC) main office is located in Tallinn and offers mechanical and electrical services for MaK marine customers in The Baltic States and in Finland.
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NewsWESMAR wins second ABS DP approval
WESMAR’s has announced that two more of its all stainless steel bow thrusters have been given ABS Certificate of Design Assessment for dynamic positioning (DP) applications.
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NewsA new generation of net cage systems
Aqualine AS has developed a new generation of big and safe net cage systems and reports that the 500-series with floating tubes of 500mm have become a great success.
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NewsA new impetus for European aquaculture development?
Credit: Marine Harvest/Steinar JohansenBoth sectors can be described as ‘traditional’ and are mostly comprised of small and medium sized companies, employing less than 10 persons or family businesses. With EU enlargement, an additional contribution of close to 100,000 tonnes to freshwater aquaculture production (with carp species and trout) was brought ...
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NewsTriplex innovates in Chile
Triplex AS has recently, through its Chilean branch, Triplex Chile Ltda., completed the first installation of one of its corkline stackers onboard a Chilean purse seiner.
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NewsSuccessful year for Naust Marine
Last year was a special year for Naust Marine as the company installed electrical winch systems in one of the smallest trawlers and also some of the biggest trawlers in the world.
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NewsJette Kristine gets 23.5% more bollard pull
A recent full-scale bollard pull test on the Esbjerg-based fishing vessel Jette Kristine showed an increase in bollard pull performance of an impressive 23.5%.
