World Fishing News – Page 766
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First MSC-certified Norwegian cod and haddock
After successfully completing its Marine Stewardship Council assessment, Domstein Longline Partners cod and haddock longline fisheries have become MSC certified.
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Funding for fish sector
Fifty projects which will create dozens of jobs and safeguard hundreds more in Scotland''s fishing, processing and aquaculture sectors will benefit from grants totalling more than £5.8 million.
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NewsShark Alliance announces launch of EU Member State Challenge
The Shark Alliance has launched its "EU Member State Challenge", an exercise in tracking and publicising countries'' activities with regard to the European Commission''s new Plan of Action for the Conservation of Sharks.
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Commission rebuts Ombudsman's recommendation concerning quotas for West of Scotland
The European Commission has received the Ombudsman''s draft recommendation wherein he asks the Commission to rectify an administrative error concerning fishing quotas in the West of Scotland allocated for the year 2007.
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French saithe fishery seeks MSC certification
The EURONOR fleet, based in Boulogne-sur-mer, France, will be assessed by an independent certifier under the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) environmental standard for sustainable and well-managed wild capture fisheries.
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NewsNew Icom IC-M35
Icom has recently launched the new IC-M35 buoyant VHF marine handheld transceiver.
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Marport and Rolls-Royce enter agreement for software defined sensors
Marport has announced that it has signed a Product Development Agreement (PDA) with the marine division of Rolls-Royce.
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NewsNew searchlight sonar finishes season with success
The new HD850 series from WESMAR accomplishes the tough challenge of seeing fish close to the bottom after a successful performance aboard the F/V, American Triumph.
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NewsSonim Technologies unveils new mobile phone
Makers of the world’s ''toughest'' phone introduce an even more rugged – and now completely waterproof - phone for people who work in demanding environments.
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NewsAlbacora to install FleetBroadband on all vessels
Spain’s Albacora Group has followed up field trials of the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications system with plans to install it on all its fishing vessels, support ships and reefer ships during 2009.
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NewsChemring Marine leads call for stricter policing of Euro marine safety standards
A marine distress signal manufacturer is leading the call for stricter policing of European marine equipment safety standards.
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McMurdo appoints new distributor for Spain
McMurdo has appointed Garmin Iberia to handle distribution for the UK manufacturer throughout Spain.
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Safety alert
CM Hammar, developer of release units for liferafts and Epirbs, has discovered that fake copies of the company''s Hydrostatic Release Unit, the Hammar H20, are on the market.
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NewsFire-resistant sleeve helps protect vital cables
Some applications and regulations require the use of manual fire extinguishing systems.
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Web video shows safe use of safety products
One of the world’s leading marine distress signals brands is using the internet to provide safety instruction.
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Fishing Vessel Safety Study
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch published it Fishing Vessel Safety Study at the end of last year.
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NewsSecond hand doesn’t have to mean second best
The Arenco SFD-300 filleting machineIn addition to the advantage of a reduced price compared with a new machine, there could well be the opportunity to buy a tried and trusted design that has stood the test of time and has proved to be very capable of performing a particular operation.There ...
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NewsIndia
Pirates down, tuna up, shrimp flat but fresh scampi rising - India continues to keep its enviable stocks to itself, including booming tuna. It is diversifying and its market is slowly shifting eastwards. Peter O’Neill in New Delhi views the latest picture with Fisheries Development Commissioner, M. K. R. Nair.
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NewsTurning point reached in seafood and health
Now, new evidence is emerging to show that fish and shellfish contain many other ingredients which prevent and cure life threatening diseases and other conditions."We have reached a turning point in our understanding of just what benefits to human health come from eating fish, and particularly shellfish," says Clive Askew, ...
