Latest News – Page 297
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NewsReduced delivery time on new customised fenders for the fishing industry
Foam fenders for fishing vessels require a protective polyurethane coating to endure the harsh conditions at sea. RG Group, owner of RG Rom Gummi, has acquired a polyurethane producing company enabling fast delivery on new customised foam filled fenders to the fishing industry, eliminating the delays that can occur when ...
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NewsNFI hits out at seafood tariffs
The US-based National Fisheries Institute has made a statement on the current trade tariffs imposed by the US and China that include seafood, describing this as a “misguided strategy.”
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NewsNew research to profile UK fishing fleet
Vessel owners and skippers around the UK are being asked to participate in research to gather data on the financial and operational performance of the UK fishing fleet.
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NewsJohnson Controls increases production capacity by 25% for Russian trawlers
One of Russia’s largest commercial fishing enterprises, Russian Fishing Company (RFC), has placed an order for seven new fishing trawlers equipped with CO2 freezing plants from Johnson Controls.
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NewsCollective call for safety roadmap
Industry players have called for development, in close cooperation with UN agencies, of an effective roadmap for the rapid worldwide implementation of the international agreements relating to work and safety in the fishing sector.
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NewsNew digital system ensures production efficiency
Traditionally, salmon slaughter lines are manually operated or semi-automated, which slows the processing time in production. At Nor-Fishing 2018, Au2mate is launching a digital process control system uniting data collection and reporting from multiple facilities into one system. This new system ensures production efficiency and standardisation.
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NewsMinister urges UK fishermen to sign up for safety improvements
Fishermen across the UK have been urged to sign up to a new safety code, in a bid to make careers at sea safer for the UK’s fishing community. Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani met coastal MPs in the Houses of Parliament this week to discuss how the fishing industry can ...
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NewsCorfu Sea Farm is sustainably certified
Farmed sea bass and sea bream from Corfu Sea Farm S.A. has been confirmed as Friend of the Sea (FoS) certified and compliant with its standard for seafood from sustainable aquaculture.
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NewsSustainability tool package launched
Skretting Ecuador has launched a package of precision-based tools, incorporating nutrition, farm management practices and proactive technical support designed to offer full control of the total farm cycle and boost farm profitability.
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NewsNeptune delousing barge for Cermaq Canada
Canadian salmon farm company Cermaq Canada has contracted Neptune Marine to build an environmentally friendly salmon delousing barge to combat the problem of lice infestation of salmon stocks.
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NewsHavyard 587 build for Norsk Fisketransport
Havyard Group has signed a contract with Norsk Fisketransport (NFT) for the June 2020 delivery of a live fish carrier of Havyard 587 design.
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NewsKrill fishing companies back call to protect Antarctic Ocean
A Greenpeace campaign to protect the Antarctic Ocean, backed by 1.7 million people globally, has received the unprecedented support of the vast majority of krill fishing companies operating in Antarctic waters. The companies making the commitment, Aker BioMarine, CNFC, Insung, Pescachile and Rimfrost, represent 85% of the krill fishing industry ...
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NewsOptimarin BWMS for DESS Aquaculture wellboats
DESS Aquaculture will install Optimarin ballast water management systems (BWMS) on four of its newbuild 3,500m3 capacity wellboats.
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NewsAKVA acquires Egersund Net
AKVA will acquire 100% of the shares in Egersund Net from Egersund Group with the deal expected to be completed around 31 August.
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NewsHybrid concept for IPS system
Volvo Penta has revealed it is developing a hybrid-powered Inboard Performance System (IPS) concept.
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NewsMoana New Zealand appoints CEO
Moana New Zealand’s new CEO has been named as Steve Tarrant, who has nine years’ experience within the company and more than 25 years’ experience in the industry in various companies across New Zealand.
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NewsCall for ID tagged fishing nets
World Animal Protection has called on the member states of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to ensure all fishing nets are ID tagged by 2025 to reduce the numbers of marine animals being killed by lost fishing nets.
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NewsKongsberg buy Rolls-Royce commercial marine
Rolls-Royce has sold its commercial marine business to Kongsberg for an enterprise value of GB£500m and net proceeds of around GB£350-400m.
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NewsCall for NARW protection collaboration
The Lobster Council of Canada (LCC) is calling on the Federal government to work with lobster harvesters and other stakeholders to ensure that the industry’s ongoing commitment to protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) is addressing all issues.
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NewsNew workstream to help protect wild salmon
A new salmon interactions workstream to provide expert advice on mitigating pressures on wild salmon has been launched by the Scottish Government.
