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NewsNorth Sea cod loses MSC certification
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.
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NewsEarly warning system detects toxic algae
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.
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NewsJoint efforts to head off North Sea cod cut
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.
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NewsUS lists Korea for illegal fishing
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.
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NewsSNG introduces new Excluder
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.
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NewsComplex negotiations ahead as UK leaves EU
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
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 ...
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NewsWhitefish processing on show in Copenhagen
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
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', ...
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NewsVard supplies new trawler to Luntos
Specialist ship designer, Vard, has announced that it has signed an agreement to provide a new stern trawler to Russian deepwater fishing company Luntos.
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NewsNo MSC certification for mackerel
MSC certificates for the North East Atlantic (NEA) mackerel fishery will not be reinstated despite the latest scientific advice indicating that the stock is in a healthy condition. The MSC decision was determined by several teams of independent auditors and reflects the lack of comprehensive international agreement on quotas, threatening ...
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NewsAqua Spa joins DESS fleet
The latest in a series of live fish carriers has been delivered by the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey to Norwegian company DESS Aquaculture Shipping.
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NewsSSF production director John Rea to step down
Scottish Sea Farms’ long-standing Production Director John Rea is to step down in early 2020 to take his career in a new direction, the company has announced.
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NewsCflow fish handling for largest wellboat
Norwegian shipowner Frøy Rederi has chosen Cflow Fish Handling AS (Cflow) to deliver a complete fish handling system to what will become the world’s largest wellboat.
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NewsKongsberg expands Canadian operation
Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its Canadian operation by establishing a presence at COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Síldarvertíð að hefjast
Theódór Þórðarsson, skipstjóri á Venus, sagði þegar hann landaði 600 tonnum af makríl hjá verksmiðju Brims á Vopnafirði að makríllinn væri á hraðferð en engin sérstök mynstur sjáist á ferðum hans.„Þeir virðast ekki hafa ákveðið hvert þeir ætla að fara. Við höfum séð þá taka skyndilega stefnuna til austurs ...
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Gagnakapall Hampiðjunnar marker tímamót
Fyrirtækið hefur ekki haft hátt um þróun DynIce ljósleiðarakapalsins undanfarin ár, heldur einbeitt sér að því að finna lausnir á því erfiða verkefni að hanna hlífðarklæðningu utan um viðkvæman þriggja þráða leiðarann í kaplinum til að verja hann fyrir öflum sem teygja hann og beygja.„Við hlökkum til að sýna ...
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Eftirspurn eftir nýjum skipum
Fyrirtækið hefur árum saman verið reglulegur þátttakandi, allt frá 1999 þegar BP Shipping gegndi lykilhlutverki við smíði hafrannsóknaskipsins Árna Friðrikssonar, sem Asmar skipasmíðastöðin í Chile afhenti Hafrannsóknastofnun Íslands. Allar götur síðan hefur BP Shipping tekið þátt í þróun á stórum hluta íslenska skipaflotans, og mörg nýsmíðaverkefni hafa farið af ...
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Hampiðjan's fibre-optic breakthrough
The company has been quietly developing its DynIce Optical Data cable for some years, focusing on overcoming the challenges of protecting the vulnerable fibre itself from elongation and bending forces in a protective jacket around three fibres within the cable itself."We look forward to showing the DynIce Optical Data ...
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Herring season ahead
Landing 600 tonnes of mackerel to Brim's factory in Vopnafjörður, skipper Theódór Thórðarson of pelagic vessel Venus said that the mackerel are moving fast, but with no clear pattern to their movements."They don't seem to have decided where they want to go. We've seen them shifting quickly eastwards for ...
