World Fishing News – Page 736
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Engine equipment distributed by West Diesel
West Diesel Engineering A/S is the sole distributor in Denmark, Greenland and Faroe Islands for:
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NewsSupplying marine safety equipment
Uni-Safe Electronics A/S is a supplier of marine safety equipment and electronics, exporting to more than 35 countries worldwide.
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Variety of equipment
As a component and solution supplier for equipment mainly ''around'' a marine diesel engine, Technoflex has been involved in the development and delivery of a variety of different equipment.
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NewsIndividually crafted vessels
Seaway is based in the port of Macduff in the North East of Scotland and provides the fit-out of both mono and catamaran hulls completely tailored to customer specifications.
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Special offer on mats
Rom Gummi offers a large variety of customised rubber products for the fishing industry and is constantly developing new products in close cooperation with fishermen. Product examples are belts, balls and covers.
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Net Benefits - 10 years of MSC certified fisheries
To mark 10 years since the first fishery entered its programme the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published a new report: ‘Net Benefits: The first ten years of MSC certified sustainable fisheries’.
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NewsFirst international shark sanctuary announced
Matt Rand, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Global Shark Conservation Campaign, issued the following statement in response to the United Nations General Assembly address by Johnson Toribiong, president of the Pacific island country of Palau:
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KLM continues sustainable fish policy
KLM has confirmed the continuation of a sustainable fish sourcing policy for its onboard meals. The decision follows the success of a pilot project the airline carried out last year, where KLM served MSC certified sustainable South African hake on its Amsterdam outbound World Business Class flights.
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Strategic cooperation for future Super-Bio-Food
The Baader Group, the Pourkian Group, the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology, and the Chinese company SAN''AN Technology Group have signed an agreement for strategic cooperation for the future Super-Bio-Food in Europe and China.
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Common Fisheries Policy suffers 'systematic failures'
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) suffers from ''systemic failures'' and must be overhauled, according to a new report from an independent think tank. The interim report of the Inquiry into Future Fisheries Management (IFFM) also says that the CFP results in ''gladatorial'' battles over quotas and that ''fishermen experience the ...
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MFA: Slow down on North Sea cod to make it last
Producer organisations are being urged to almost halve the amount of cod that fishermen land from the North Sea (area 1V a,b,c ) in the coming weeks or face severe restrictions on the fishing gear they use for the rest of the year.
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NewsScientist Jake Rice receives ICES award
Dr Jake Rice (Canada) received the ICES Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of sustained, outstanding performance, exceptional contributions, and leadership. This Award is the highest expression of recognition and appreciation for contributions to ICES.
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NewsCanada takes action with lobster sustainability program
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has announced that the Government of Canada is launching its program of support for the Atlantic lobster industry.
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UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2008 published
The latest UK Sea Fisheries Statistics were published last week by the Marine and Fisheries Agency.
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WWF: NAFO implemented no new measures
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) implemented no new measures to control cod bycatch, despite bycatch levels on the southern Grand Banks reaching more than twice the target levels, says WWF.
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Efforts begin to research and reduce bycatch in tuna fisheries
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is following through on a commitment to develop common best practices and facilitate global research to mitigate the impact of capturing non-target marine life, bycatch, in purse-seine tuna fisheries on fish aggregating devices (FADs).
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NewsDanish fishing industry fights for the environment
The Danish Fishing Equipment Group has invited a number of experts to the "Blue Ocean - Green Fishing" conference to be held on 7 October, at the DanFISH exhibition in Aalborg.
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Commission welcomes NAFO agreement on conservation measures
The Commission has said that it is broadly satisfied with the progress achieved in the annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, which took place in Bergen, Norway, from 21 to 25 September 2009.
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NAFO announces bottom fishing closures
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) announced last week the closures of 11 sponge and coral areas to bottom fishing, as well as the re-opening of a directed fishery for 3M cod (the Flemish Cap) in the NAFO Regulatory Area, outside Canada’s 200-mile limit, and red fish in Divisions 3LN.
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NewsNew scallop gear competition
Seafish, the UK seafood authority, has announced that the UK National Scallop Development Group has launched a competition to encourage new and innovative ideas for a scallop dredge that is commercially efficient and reduces environmental impact on the seabed.
