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  • feeding software
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    AKVAconnect boosts integrated feeding

    2017-05-11T12:41:00Z

    An integrated feeding software solution released late last year has seen a strong market response according to its Norwegian manufacturers.

  • Seabird safe tech
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    Investing in seabird safe tech

    2017-05-11T09:19:00Z

    With Australia’s 2017-18 Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) season having just started, the South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association (SETFIA) and the Great Australian Bight Industry Association (GABIA) are pleased to see the start of new seabird mitigation arrangements.

  • Cleaner Fish Summit
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    First Cleaner Fish Summit takes place

    2017-05-11T09:17:00Z

    The first ever International Cleaner Fish Summit saw attendees focus on efficient use of biological control against sea lice and the benefits that cleaner fish will bring to the salmon farming industry.

  • All seven fishing vessels in the Co-op have signed up to the FFL programme
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    Foyle fishermen sign up to litter intiative

    2017-05-10T13:00:00Z

    Fishermen from Foyle Fishermen’s Co-op based in Co. Donegal, Ireland, have become members of the BIM Fishing For Litter (FFL) programme.

  • Vordur
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    Committee to examine resource levy options

    2017-05-10T09:30:00Z

    Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries has appointed a cross-party committee to examine new approaches to levies on marine resources.

  • Therney
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    Redfish season opens today

    2017-05-10T06:30:00Z

    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 ...

  • Seafood Expo
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    IRF promotes GSSI at Seafood Expo

    2017-05-09T14:10:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Denmark’s fishing industry focus

    2017-05-09T10:00:00Z

    Every two years the Danfish Exhibition brings together global fishing industry representatives to do business in Aalborg, Denmark.

  • Tórshavn
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    Changes to Faroese fisheries management

    2017-05-09T09:08:00Z

    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.

  • BareFLEET can issue daily or weekly vessel and fleet reports
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    Reygar fleet monitoring system

    2017-05-08T16:11:00Z

    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.

  • EU fishing quotas
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    Europêche rejects EU lobbying claims

    2017-05-08T11:09:00Z

    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.

  • Ronja Storm
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    World’s largest live fish carrier

    2017-05-08T10:23:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Taking processing to new levels

    2017-05-08T10:16:01Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Knarr Maritime launched

    2017-05-08T10:15:34Z

    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

    2017-05-08T10:15:07Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Lyftir fiskvinnslu upp á nýtt stig

    2017-05-08T10:14:41Z

    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

    2017-05-08T10:14:29Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Celiktrans horfir til Norðurlanda

    2017-05-08T10:14:13Z

    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 ...

  • Tuna transshipment
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    ITF calls for tuna transshipment moratorium

    2017-05-05T11:40:00Z

    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.

  • Furuno sets up in Panama
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    Furuno sets up in Panama

    2017-05-05T08:25:00Z

    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.