Analysis – Page 25
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Catching poachers down south
Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing on the high seas is a worldwide problem. Fisheries authorities agree that managing fish stocks on a regional basis is an important first step towards curbing it.The fishing countries of Southern Africa have now taken that important step --- and are preparing to go ...
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Let the cats guard the cream
It is time for fishermen to be real partners in safeguarding the source
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International shipbuilders boom at Nor-Fishing 2004
A large number of international and Norwegian shipyards will join the competition for the many shipbuilding orders the fishery industry is expected to offer in the near future."Oh yes, we are pleased to note a considerable increase in attention from the shipbuilding industry, and particularly so from yards in Eastern ...
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A year in the life of Norway
But Norway is banking on a Government White paper to see the fortunes of the industry return.The paper reviewed the country's policy towards the coastal fleet and has since argued that it was necessary to reduce its catch capacity (see page 10). According to Svein Ludvigsen, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, ...
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The Skipper as a scientist
His revolutionary recommendations will hearten workers on deck and bridge. The study, launched last August, gives a panoramic view of excellent, comparative information on fisheries management in seven industrial countries, draws lessons from several others and assesses their applicability to UK fisheries.Food for thoughtFishery science: all stock assessments and fishing ...
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Time for change at Sicor
We now have a situation where a buyer can source a product from a number of companies in any part of the world. A fishing vessel can have a winch from Norway, nets designed in Iceland and Danish processing equipment.Fishing can be done in different fisheries around the world with ...
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What genuine tuna experts say:
Amongst all the conflicting data on stocks, World Fishing has constantly tried to get at the reality. This column''s latest efforts, in pursuit of the tuna that did not seem to get away, continues with a look at the UN Food and Agricultural Organization''s (FAO) report on the world''s tuna ...
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ICES, stocks and the ecosystem
Can you tell the new models from the old, the good, the bad and the ugly?
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Waiting for a Mediterranean plan
Most of the vessels, particularly from Sicily and the southern Adriatic, work local Mediterranean fishing grounds with a small number of vessels heading out to operate on high seas.Fishing activities inevitably follow the contour of the country's coastline, with many small harbours alongside some of the big industrial ports such ...
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Auctions continue to invest
On the contrary, through modernisation and the implementation of the latest IT-technology, they aim to consolidate their competitive position. Terms such as "information system, electronic trading, remote bidding, interconnection, Internet and traceability" are normal parts of the vocabulary of the manager of a modern fish auction.World market leader in the ...
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It was tough in 2001 for Portugal
n a country with a fishing tradition, the number of fishermen keeps on decreasing. For one of the biggest consumers of fish in the world, the catches have dropped.During 2001, landings in Portuguese ports were 146,000 tons of fresh fish, representing a decrease of 4% as compared as the year ...
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Association tackles the EU issue
LIU, the Association of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners, is strongly against EU membership because, simply, it wants to keep hold of the success it has had in the last decade and more importantly keep a hold of management of its own waters."It wouldn't be right for Iceland to adopt the ...
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Cleaning fuel? Do it the Danish way
Danish oilcare equipment manufacturer C.C.Jensen A/S has 50 years' experience in cleaning fuel on fishing vessels and has around 90% of the Danish vessels as a guarantee for an efficient and reliable product. In the past 5 -10 years the product has been exported to skippers from Iceland to Chile ...
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The North Atlantic's one-stop shop
The reclaiming of land will not only enable new companies to join 400 companies that already occupy the land around the port but also bigger more advanced fishing vessels that are becoming more frequent visitors to Reykavik.This was illustrated last year with the rise in landings of fresh, frozen and ...
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Norway: The year so far
February 2002:Reports from the Japanese branch of the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NESC), said that total reports imports from Norway to Japan in 2001 reached 258,500 tonnes, or 1.3% less than in 2000, worth NOK 4.1 billion.Salmon remained Norway's major export to Japan accounting for 38,133 tonnes. This was approximately ...
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Japan: 'Its more than a whaling issue'
Some of the anti-whaling nations and other organisations might say rightly so. There has been a cloud of suspicion hanging over the country and its whaling activities since a world wide moratorium banned commercial whaling back in 1985.Many have accused Japan of carrying on whaling despite the ban with rumours ...
