World Fishing News – Page 794
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Greenpeace educates tuna industry on how to make more money
Last week Greenpeace challenged the world''s tuna industry to prevent its own self-destruction, to ensure not only healthy fish stocks but to increase the long-term profitability of the industry.
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Commission issues statement on fishing sector emergency
Responding to the grave difficulties currently faced by the European fisheries sector as a result of massively increased fuel costs, Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg has renewed his call for the restructuring of the sector before it is too late.
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UK fishermen’s federations to meet UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw to discuss fuel crisis
A joint delegation from the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and the English based National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations will meet UK fisheries minister Jonathan Shaw today.
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First meeting of Fuel Task Force
Urgent work to help the fishing industry cope with rising fuel prices gathered pace at the first meeting of the Fuel Task Force, last Friday.
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Fuel price protest
Fishermen are demonstrating at the Fisheries Ministry in London today to highlight the lack of Government support on fuel prices.
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Ocean Trawlers ventures into Antarctic krill fishery
Ocean Trawlers says it is taking necessary steps to assume a firm position in the Antarctic krill fishery.
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Big Tick award for Young's Seafood
Young’s Seafood has today been awarded a ‘Big Tick’ for its sustainable sourcing approach in the UK''s annual Business in the Community Award (BITC) awards.
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NewsNew fishing vessel contract
Voyager Fishing Company Ltd, Northern Ireland, has signed a building contract with Danish shipyard Karstensen Skibsverft for construction of a combined purse seiner/trawler.
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NZ minister announces new measures to protect dolphins
Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton has today announced a package of measures to protect New Zealand’s threatened Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins.
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New aquaculture venture between Fusion Marine and Stellenbosch University
Scottish based fish farm equipment supplier Fusion Marine has forged a new partnership with Stellenbosch University to supply fish farm cage kits, ancillary equipment and support services for a series of aquaculture pilot projects in South Africa.
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Oceana urges caution in response to fuel crisis
As fishermen continue to hold demonstrations across Europe, demanding an increase in fuel subsidies, Oceana encourages governments to resist pressure and to instead develop long term solutions to help the sector adapt to the crisis.
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Friend of the Sea to give sustainable seafood awards
Tomorrow, at the Infofish Conference in Bangkok, Friend of the Sea will award two main tuna producers – Vito Gulli, CEO of Generale Conserve and Hagen Stehr AO Chairman of Clean Seas - for their efforts in sustainable seafood production.
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NFI says group pushing shrimp story chooses accusations over action
According to a statement from The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI), in testimony during a public hearing at the US Department of Labor yesterday, the AFL-CIO backed Solidarity Center again voiced accusations of ongoing abuses in the Thai and Bangladesh shrimp industry, without providing specifics.
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Skipsteknisk designs advanced research vessel for Chilean Navy
Skipsteknisk AS has entered into contract with Asmar Shipbuilding,Chile, for the design of a 71.3m advanced Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel of ST-367 design for the Chilean Navy.
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News"Örfirisey" refit expected to reduce fuel costs
HB Grandi''s freezer trawler "Örfirisey" is expected to be able to operate more economically following its recent extensive refit. A major part of the refit is the third trawl winch, allowing two trawls to be towed side-by-side.
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Stability monitor for fishing vessels improves safety
Hook Marine has recently launched a new stability monitor for fishing vessels that could play a significant role in preventing the loss of craft at sea.
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MoD to host VMSAcademy
New Centres provide skills development for Monitoring Control and Surveillance personnel Plans for a new package of Professional and Technical Training for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) professionals were unveiled recently.
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NewsNaviScan: enhancing navigational safety in fishing
NaviScan integrates the navigation system and the radar in master mode. It enables simultaneous display on a PC (or several PCs via its Ethernet network interface) of marine charts and the radar overlay or of the radar alone, along with the tracks of other shipping.
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NewsPrototype lifeboat L&RS completes successful trials
A new Launch and Recovery System (L&RS) developed by Supacat for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new class of all-weather lifeboat (ALB) has successfully undergone a two year trial programme, culminating in rough weather trials completed during the winter of 2007/2008.
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NewsNew device to save more lives
Australian marine technology company, Mobilarm, has launched its new Mobilarm V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon) which is designed to provide commercial mariners with a faster, more efficient man overboard (MOB) rescue system than traditional personal EPIRB devices.
