Latest News – Page 494
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NewsNorwegian herring fisheries enter reassessment
Norges Fiskarlag (The Norwegian Fishermen’s Association) is seeking MSC re-certification for the Norway North Sea and Skagerrak herring fishery and the Norway Spring Spawning herring fishery.
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NewsNew trawler delivered to France
French fishing cooperative Armement Coopératif Artisanal Vendéen (ACAV) has taken delivery of a new trawler, Cayola.
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ASL invests in processing
A major multi million pound investment programme currently underway at Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL)’s shellfish and Scottish smoked salmon processing facility in north-east Scotland.
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NewsNew VMS system for AFMA
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is moving to a new web-based vessel monitoring system (VMS).
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NewsSolent bylaw to protect seagrass
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced an emergency bylaw prohibiting the use of bottom towed fishing gear within the Solent European Marine Site (EMS).
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NewsHarnessing the power of fish by-products
Bryan Gibson looks into the issue of fish waste and alternative uses for fish by-products.
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NewsNMFS anchovy regulations illegal
A federal judge has ruled in favour of international advocacy group, Oceana’s, claims that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) illegally adopted new regulations governing the management of the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy.
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NewsEAFE Conference 2013
This week sees the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE) conference visit Scotland for the first time, bringing together over 80 delegates travelling from as far afield as Japan and Alaska.
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NewsMEPs vote in favour of Skagerrak discard ban
MEPs have voted to adopt a ban on discarding unwanted fish of 35 species caught in the Skagerrak (between the North Sea and the Baltic), that will take effect gradually between 2014-2016.
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QUIKSLING prototype success
Former Gardenstown (Scotland) fisherman George West has developed the QUIKSLING - an easy-to-use device for man-overboard situations.
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NewsCanadian company making waves in sonar technology
Canada’s eSonar Inc, an underwater sonar service, development and manufacturing company, has been developing state-of-the-art sonar equipment for a diverse market.
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Globalstar distribution deal with AST
Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd. has signed an authorised distribution agreement with Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST), one of the world’s leading providers of satellite communication products and services.
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Illegal fishing threatens South Korea
Illegal fishing scandals and human rights abuses linked to South Korea’s fishing industry have earned the country a bad reputation that is jeopardising its fish trade with the US and the EU, says Greenpeace East Asia.
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NewsBlueTraker® VMS receives Indonesian Type Approval
EMA Group’s BlueTraker® VMS fisheries monitoring satellite terminals have received Type Approval from the Indonesian Directorate General of Resources and Equipment, allowing sales and installations throughout the Republic of Indonesia.
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NewsDNA tests of Greenland cod change history
New genetic analyses of fish samples from an old collection in Nuuk have revealed that the fish in Greenland’s ‘great cod boom’ in the 1960s did not come from Iceland but were as a result of a sharp increase in a local Greenland stock.
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SRT wins Middle East order
Software Radio Technology (SRT) has received an order and initial payment for 500 of its Identifier vessel tracking transceivers.
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NewsGreenpeace urges South Korea to control fish trade
The South Korean government should “prioritise stopping illegal fishing activities” to rescue its fish trade with the US and the EU, says Jiehyun Park, Greenpeace East Asia Oceans campaigner.
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NewsMinisters urged to end overfishing
More than 217 civil society groups have written to EU Fisheries Ministers urging them to support the European Parliament’s aim to restore fish stocks by 2020 and end overfishing by 2015.
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NewsNew HiMSEN engine awarded Type Approval
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has been awarded type approval for the new 35,300 bhp HiMSEN H46/60V engine from nine classification societies including ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, GL, KR, LR, NK, and RINA.
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Wärtsilä receives €50m loan for R&D
Wärtsilä Corporation and the Nordic Investment Bank have signed a loan agreement totalling €50 million for research and development financing.
