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    Um sýninguna

    2016-12-16T11:18:57Z

    Sýningin er haldin á þriggja ára fresti að beiðni sýnenda því þannig geta þeir kynnt nýmæli á hverri einustu sýningu.Íslenska sjávarútvegssýningin bauð að þessu sinni upp á setningarathöfn, fyrstu IceFish-ráðstefnuna, Fiskúrgangur til hagnaðar (http://www.icefishconference.com/) og viðburð þar sem menn ná að hittast og mynda tengsl auk tveggja ráðstefna í ...

  • Fishing below depth of 800m to become illegal
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    MEPs vote to end deep-sea trawling

    2016-12-15T09:34:00Z

    European Parliament has banned fishing below a depth of 800m in the North-East Atlantic to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems of the deep-sea bed.

  • The 2017 catch limits have been set
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    EU ministers set 2017 catch limits

    2016-12-14T11:32:00Z

    EU ministers have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2017 in the Atlantic, North Sea and Black Sea, following discussions at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 12 and 13 December.

  • The trawler's original axial MAN NA34/K unit was replaced with a modern, radial MAN TCR20 turbocharger
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    Quick fix for North Sea trawler

    2016-12-13T15:47:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has carried out a quick fix turbocharger retrofit on a North Sea trawler taking just five weeks from first enquiry to commissioning.

  • World Tuna Day Ratified by the United Nations General Assembly
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    World Tuna Day ratified

    2016-12-13T09:42:00Z

    The United Nations General Assembly has ratified the annual celebration of World Tuna Day, to become a globally recognised event.

  • The SCP system used for the vessel ‘Tamgu 21’ convinced the customer to order another
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    Schottel propellers for fisheries research vessel

    2016-12-12T14:39:00Z

    The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.

  • WCPFC 13 saw the adoption of an observer safety measure
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    Positive outcomes from WCPFC 13

    2016-12-12T14:17:00Z

    Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) says many positive outcomes were achieved at the 13th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting in Fiji, including adoption of the observer safety measure.

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    Ofurkæling vinnur til verðlauna

    2016-12-12T10:01:46Z

    Verðlaunin gaf TM og komu þau í hlut Gunnars Þórðarsonar, Matís, og Albert Högnason, 3X Technology. Hugmyndin er ofurkæling á botnfiski niður í -0,7 °C og -1,5 °C í laxi. Með ofurkælingu er átt við að færa kæliorku inn í fiskvöðvann strax eftir veiðar/slátrun, þar sem innan við 20% ...

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    Smart cooling wins award

    2016-12-12T10:01:38Z

    The award is sponsored by insurance company TM and the outstanding entry was judged to be the system for cooling groundfish to a temperature of 0.7°C and salmon to -1.5°C. The award went to Gunnar Thórðarson at research and innovation group Matís and Albert Högnason of 3X Technology.This innovative ...

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    Fullnýting hráefnisins

    2016-12-12T10:01:30Z

    Húsnæðið við Reykjavíkurhöfn losnaði þegar Hampiðjan flutti sig um set fyrir nokkrum árum frá Reykjavíkurhöfn og inn í Sundahöfn þar sem fyrirtækið hefur byggt nýtt sérhæft húsnæði fyrir höfuðstöðvar sínar. Á nýja staðnum er betri hafnaraðstaða fyrir stærri skip en í gömlu höfninni.Upphaflega var Íslenskir sjávarklasinn smár í sniðum ...

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    Iceland's 100% drive

    2016-12-12T10:01:29Z

    The building became empty when Hampiðjan relocated several years ago from the Reykjavík quayside to its new purpose-built headquarters on the Skarfabakki quayside which has easier deep water access for larger vessels. Initially the Ocean Cluster was a modest affair, the vision of Thór Sigfússon who was determined to ...

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    Egersund Ísland sýnir á Íslensku sjávarútvegssýningunni 2017

    2016-12-12T10:01:14Z

    „Áður var móðurfyrirtæki okkar, Egersund Trål í Noregi, þátttakandi í sýningunni á þriggja ára fresti. Allt frá því að Egersund Ísland var stofnað árið 2004 höfum við notið stuðnings móðurfélagsins,“ segir Stefán Ingvarsson framkvæmdastjóri Egersund Ísland. Egersund Ísland er staðsett á Eskifirði í námunda við mið helstu uppsjávarfiska, loðnu, ...

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    Egersund Ísland to exhibit at IceFish 2017

    2016-12-12T10:01:00Z

    “Before that our parent company, Egersund Trål in Norway, took part in the exhibition every three years. Since Egersund Ísland was established in 2004, they've been there to support us,” said Stefán Ingvarsson who manages Egersund Ísland, based at Eskifjörður.The company is located in Eskifjörður in the east of ...

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    Ministers called on to decide TACs and 2017 quotas

    2016-12-12T09:40:00Z

    EAPO and Europêche have sent a joint position paper of observations and relevant recommendations for about 25 stocks to the Council of Fisheries Ministers.

  • Orange Roughy
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    Orange roughy furore

    2016-12-09T13:40:00Z

    It has been a turbulent few days with NGOs piling in to slam the MSC’s decision to certify the New Zealand orange roughy fishery as sustainable.

  • Job Senior
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    Dutch fleet says no to discard ban

    2016-12-09T13:40:00Z

    Based in Tholen in the south of Holland Job Schot and his family run the Belgian-flagged Eurocutter Job Senior Z-201. he’s an unlikely activist, but the apparently unending burdens being placed on the fishing industry have turned him and many others like him into protestors with a cause to fight.

  • Pingtan currently operates 135 fishing vessels
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    Pingtan longliners head for the Pacific

    2016-12-09T09:50:00Z

    Pingtan Marine Enterprise is set to deploy four tuna longline vessels to fish in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean

  • European researchers tackle parasitic diseases in Europe’s farmed fish
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    Tackling parasitic diseases in Europe’s farmed fish

    2016-12-08T15:32:00Z

    A European Union funded research project is addressing the challenges of disease prevention and management to protect the European aquaculture industry.

  • ENL launched its third generation multibeam sounder in October
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    Sounder technology receives R&D grant

    2016-12-08T11:52:00Z

    New Zealand based ENL Group, has received a NZD$15m R&D growth grant to assist with ongoing investment in its globally recognised WASSP Multibeam Sounder.

  • Northern Bluefin
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    FFA slams lack of action on northern bluefin

    2016-12-08T10:46:00Z

    Commenting at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission annual meeting taking place this week, Ludwig Kumoru of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) and others have slammed the refusal of distant water fishing nations address the impending collapse of northern Pacific bluefin.