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  • NOAA report
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    Two countries twice flagged for IUU fishing

    2019-10-01T12:45:00Z

    Mexico and Ecuador have been identified in a NOAA Fisheries publication for reported IUU fishing activities, despite taking corrective action after being named in a 2017 NOAA report.

  • Fishing plastic from the Adriatic
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    Fishing plastic from the Adriatic

    2019-10-01T12:01:00Z

    In May and June this year around forty fishing boats from San Benedetto del Tronto, on Italy''s Adriatic coast, collected and brought ashore all the plastic recovered during fishing. A month after the start of the activity, FPT Industrial and the Fishing for Plastic initiative partners took stock at the ...

  • ACR Electronics new SM-3 automatic buoy marker light Photo: ACR Electronics
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    ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

    2019-09-30T13:35:00Z

    ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.

  • EUFA and Michel Barnier have met to discuss all possible Brexit outcomes Photo: EUFA
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    EUFA and Barnier in crisis Brexit talks

    2019-09-30T13:12:00Z

    European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) and EU chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, have met to discuss all possible Brexit scenarios

  • The FIFISH V6 Photo: Mantsbrite Marine Electronics
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    World’s first omnidirectional ROV

    2019-09-27T13:12:00Z

    Mantsbrite Marine Electronics has been appointed as UK and Irish Distributor for the FIFISH V6, the world’s first omnidirectional remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV).

  • Seafood Scotland and representatives from Port of Boulogne sur Mer met to discuss operations post Brexit Photo: Seafood Scotland
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    Work continues to secure post-Brexit routes

    2019-09-27T13:04:00Z

    Seafood Scotland is continuing its work to secure a frictionless transport route for Scottish seafood into Europe

  • Polar Sea+ to install Skaginn3X saltfish line
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    Polar Sea+ to install Skaginn3X saltfish line

    2019-09-26T10:50:00Z

    Icelandic food processing specialist Skaginn 3X has secured a milestone deal with Norebo’s Polar Sea+ LLC, supplying the company with an automated processing line for wet salted cod.

  • Alex Myers Photo: Andromeda Seafood Group
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    Andromeda Seafood appoints new CEO

    2019-09-26T10:40:00Z

    Mediterranean aquaculture company, Andromeda Seafood Group, has appointed a new group chief executive officer.

  • Cermaq is deploying a new tool to combat sea lice Photo: Cermaq
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    Cermaq deploys new delousing tool in Chile

    2019-09-26T10:25:00Z

    Norwegian salmon and trout farmer, Cermaq, is employing a new tool to combat sea lice in its operations in Chile.

  • High-tech Valka system for Båtsfjordbruket
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    High-tech Valka system for Båtsfjordbruket

    2019-09-25T11:37:00Z

    Valka is to supply supply fully automated fillet processing lines to Båtsfjordbruket in a roughly €4 million contract that includes two complete systems for trimming, cutting, distribution and packing of fillets and portions.

  • North Sea cod loses MSC certification
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    North Sea cod loses MSC certification

    2019-09-25T11:31:00Z

    Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificates for North Sea cod are about to be suspended after an alarming drop in stocks, considering North Sea cod had been believed to be in a healthy condition. The suspension affects all MSC certified fisheries targeting the North Sea cod stock.

  • A Scottish consortium has developed an early warning system that helps detect toxic algae build-up Photo: OTAQ
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    Early warning system detects toxic algae

    2019-09-25T09:38:00Z

    A Scottish consortium is taking a significant step towards the development of an early-warning detection system for potentially dangerous plankton and algae which could help the aquaculture industry tackle one of the biggest challenges to fish health and wellbeing.

  • Joint efforts to head off North Sea cod cut
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    Joint efforts to head off North Sea cod cut

    2019-09-25T07:00:00Z

    Fishing industry leaders in EU North Sea member states and Norway are working together to try to find ways to ensure that the final TAC agreed after the autumn and December Fisheries Council negotiations is much smaller than this, reports Tim Oliver.

  • IUU fishing
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    US lists Korea for illegal fishing

    2019-09-24T12:08:00Z

    The US has put South Korea on a preliminary list of countries engaged in illegal fishing in a move which could result in trade sanctions on Korean seafood exports if immediate reforms are not undertaken.

  • SNG introduces new Excluder
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    SNG introduces new Excluder

    2019-09-24T07:30:00Z

    A marine mammal caught in a trawl never fails to be a nightmare. Gear designers at Killybegs fishing gear company Swan Net Gundry have a simple innovation to avoid this situation – saving both the fisherman and the mammals much grief.

  • Complex negotiations ahead as UK leaves EU
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    Complex negotiations ahead as UK leaves EU

    2019-09-24T07:00:00Z

    The complexity of the negotiations facing Britain following its expected departure from the European Union has been highlighted by solicitor Charley Hattersley, an expert in commercial marine law.

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    IceFish 2020: Eitt ár til stefnu

    2019-09-23T12:02:02Z

    Frá því að Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningunni var hleypt af stokkunum árið 1984 hefur hún skipað sér í fremstu röð viðburða á sviði sjávarútvegs. Sýningin er haldin á þriggja ára fresti og snýr aftur í september 2020 í Smáranum Kópavogi.Hún verður haldin í þrettánda skipti að þessu sinni og hefur engin ...

  • Marel will demonstrate whitefish processing techniques in Copenhagen on 25 September Photo: Marel
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    Whitefish processing on show in Copenhagen

    2019-09-23T12:00:00Z

    Stakeholders from the global whitefish processing industry are meeting on 25 September at Marel’s demonstration centre in Copenhagen for a full day event exploring ways that technology can help make better use of their raw material.

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    IceFish 2020: One year to go

    2019-09-23T11:48:24Z

    Since its inception in 1984, the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition has become one of the world's leading fishing events. Held only once every three years the exhibition will return in September 2020 to Kópavogur, IcelandThe 13th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition is the longest running international fishing exhibition in Iceland. 'IceFish', ...

  • Vard is designing and building a new stern trawler for Luntos Photo: Vard
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    Vard supplies new trawler to Luntos

    2019-09-23T11:48:00Z

    Specialist ship designer, Vard, has announced that it has signed an agreement to provide a new stern trawler to Russian deepwater fishing company Luntos.