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NewsRedfish season opens today
According to the regulations, Icelandic vessels are allowed to start fishing for Irminger Sea redfish from today, but so far there are no Icelandic trawlers out by the 200-mile limit on the Reykjanes Ridge. Thirteen foreign trawlers are fishing just outside the EEZ limits and Russian vessels have been fishing ...
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NewsIRF promotes GSSI at Seafood Expo
Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation (IRF) has reported it saw a rise in demand for information about the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) during the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last month.
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Denmark’s fishing industry focus
Every two years the Danfish Exhibition brings together global fishing industry representatives to do business in Aalborg, Denmark.
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NewsChanges to Faroese fisheries management
All three parties forming the Faroese government have reached agreement on a new Parliamentary fisheries management bill, with the new regime slated to begin on the first of January of next year.
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NewsReygar fleet monitoring system
Marine innovation company, Reygar, has launched BareFLEET, a new fleet monitoring system that offers an unparalleled level of insight into all aspects of fleet performance and health.
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NewsEuropêche rejects EU lobbying claims
Europeche has dismissed accusations that fishing industry representatives influenced the EU Council’s (EC) negotiations on total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas and that the Fisheries Ministers subsequently set the level of TACs above that advised by scientists.
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NewsWorld’s largest live fish carrier
The world’s largest live fish carrying vessel has been ordered by Norwegian company Sølvtrans and will immediately on delivery start a ten-year contract with fish faming company Huon in Tasmania.
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Taking processing to new levels
According to Curio's Elliði Hreinsson, the engineer who was determined to build a better filleting machine when the company was originally established in the Icelandic port of Hafnarfjörður, the intention was to be able to offer a high, constant yield for whitefish processors.Curio's machines offer an accessible interface with ...
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Knarr Maritime launched
The new company, Knarr Maritime, is headed by managing director Haraldur Árnason who joins it after more than twenty years with fishing gear supplier Hampiðjan. Knarr brings together naval architects Nautic and Skipatækni, which are responsible for the designs of many of the latest generation of fishing vessels joining ...
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Celiktrans sees Nordic potential
Pelagic vessels Víkingur and Venus were delivered to HB Grandi in 2015 to replace four older vessels and the company went back to Celiktrans for its three new-generation Nautic-designed demersal vessels, with Engey already delivered and about to start fishing, and Akurey and Viðey are making rapid progress towards ...
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Lyftir fiskvinnslu upp á nýtt stig
Þegar Curio var stofnað í Hafnarfirði á sínum tíma var Elliði Hreinsson verkfræðingur ákveðinn í að smíða betri flökunarvél en tíðkuðust og sem skilaði hárri og stöðugri hráefnisnýtingu. Auðvelt er að endurstilla vélina eftir því hvers konar fisk er verið að vinna hverju sinni og greiður aðgangur að einstökum ...
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Knarr Maritime ýtt úr vör
Framkvæmdastjóri nýja fyrirtækisins er Haraldur Árnason sem áður starfaði hjá Hampiðjunni í yfir tuttugu ár. Að hinu nýja fyrirtæki standa Skaginn 3X, Nautic , Kælismiðjan Frost, Brimrún , Naust Marine og Verkfræðistofan Skipatækni sem öll hafa á undanförnum árum komið að hönnun, þróun, smíði og sölu á búnaði og ...
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Celiktrans horfir til Norðurlanda
Uppsjávarskipin Víkingur og Venus voru afhent HB Granda árið 2015 og leystu af hólmi fjögur eldri skip. Í framhaldi af þessu gerði HB Grandi svo annan samning við Celiktrans um smíði þriggja botnfiskskipa af nýrri kynslóð sem hönnuð eru af Nautic. Fyrsta skipið, Engey, hefur þegar verið afhent og ...
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NewsITF calls for tuna transshipment moratorium
International Transport Workers'' Federation (ITF) is calling for a suspension of high seas transshipment by tuna long-line vessels in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea, until companies implement fair labour standards to protect workers.
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NewsFuruno sets up in Panama
Furuno has established a branch in Panama with the aim of strengthening sales and support, and to take advantage of opportunities offered by the Panama Canal expansion.
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NewsFleXicut systems for Samherji and P&P
Leading Icelandic and Dutch seafood companies Samherji and Parlevliet en van der Plas are preparing to install FleXicut systems from Marel on their freezing trawlers.
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NewsIFFO publishes first annual report
IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organisation has this week published its first annual report, detailing its stakeholder engagement, technical projects and market research during 2016.
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NewsArmon to build HB Grandi factory trawler
The order for HB Grandi’s new factory vessel has gone to the Astilleros Armon yard in Spain and will be built at the company’s yard at Gijon in northern Spain.
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NewsProject to refine scallop stock assessment
A collaborative project is bringing industry and government together to provide King scallops (Pecten maximus) stock assessments in the English Channel and Celtic Sea to address a current lack of available data.
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NewsRimfrost plans new krill trawler
Norwegian krill producer Rimfrost has announced plans for a new trawler to target krill in the Southern Ocean, in response to a rising demand for krill oil.
