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Airmar acquires Marport fishing division
Airmar Technology Corporation has acquired all of the assets of Marport Deep Sea Technologies’ Commercial Fishing division.
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Bluefin tuna meeting
Fisheries representatives have gathered together in Australia to talk about the sustainable management of southern bluefin tuna.
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NewsScottish fisheries – sustainability and independence
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishing Federation (SFF) writes for World Fishing & Aquaculture on the Scottish fishing industry.
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NewsTackling change head on
Australia’s fishing sector has faced a number of challenges in the past few years and as a new government starts to develop its policies, Adrian Tatum charts the progress of one of the world’s largest fisheries.
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NewsFish craft championship competition thrills the crowds
Members of the general public, as well as from the fish trade itself, gathered to watch competitors in the UK’s National Federation of Fishmongers (NFF) annual British Fish Craft Championships at the end of August. It took place in Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay.
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Newsnef: more funding for data collection needed
Research by the New Economics Foundation (nef) says that additional funding to improve EU fish stocks management and prevent illegal fishing would help restore EU fish stocks and secure economic benefits.
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New trap reduces bycatch in Africa
Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute have helped build a fish trap that keeps valuable fish in while letting undersized juvenile fish and non-target species out.
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NewsJohn Deere introduces Tier 3 engines
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has announced that it will meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 3 emissions regulations with a complete line-up of diesel engines from 74 to 559kW (99 to 750hp).
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NewsWärtsilä launches new long life seal ring
Wärtsilä has launched its new Bio Seal RingTM product for maritime stern tube seal applications.
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VMS installation for Welsh scallop fishing
Succorfish is rolling out an installation programme for Welsh scallop fleets and fishermen who are yet to have vessel monitoring technology fitted for the start of the new season.
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NewsCat engine to resume production this year
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is relaunching one of its most successful marine engine platforms.
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Sustainable fish feed research
The US Dartmouth College’s Class of 1978 Life Sciences building is using several hundred Nile tilapia in an experiment to develop sustainable fish feed.
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NewsImproving Scotland’s IFGs
The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) is calling for “more ambition” in the management of Scotland’s coastal seas, which it says are massively under-resourced compared to England.
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NewsPEI lobster goes for MSC
Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) lobster fishery is to be assessed against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification programme by an independent, third party.
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NewsSustainable Scottish saithe
The Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) saithe fishery has received Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
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NewsEJF: Illegal fish due to arrive in Korea
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has released an alert warning of the imminent arrival of illegal fish in the Korean port of Busan.
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Norway to slaughter sea-lice infected salmon
As Norway orders the slaughter of two million sea-lice infested farmed salmon, the Salmon & Trout Association (Scotland) is questioning whether Scottish Government would ever take similar action.
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EU-Mauritania deal agreed
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Mauritania.
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Aquaculture award
Dr Amir Sagi, Ph.D., a professor at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, has received the 2013 Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.
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Regulation boost for Queensland
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) is looking to promote the growth of the state’s aquaculture industry in a bid to remain competitive.
