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  • The newly discovered amphipod species. Photo: Nelson Boustead, NIWA
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    Divers discover new marine species in NZ

    2012-06-27T17:26:00Z

    In a recent diving expedition to one of the world’s deepest underwater caves near Nelson in New Zealand, Australian cave divers discovered three new marine species – a transparent amphipod, a worm, and a small snail.

  • Dr Ulrich Schwarz, creator of the D-San formula
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    DIS Cloud provides a safer and cleaner production environment

    2012-06-27T13:30:00Z

    Following several years of great performance and results, DIS is presenting the DIS Cloud cleaning system and the D-SAN disinfection product to the Norwegian market.

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    Faroese queen scallops enter assessment

    2012-06-27T10:59:00Z

    The M/V Nordheim fishing vessel, sole license holder for the Faroese queen scallop fishery, has entered the full assessment process within the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification program.

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    Scottish haddock on top according to consumer tests

    2012-06-27T10:44:00Z

    Consumer testing carried out by Consumer Panel Elite and England Marketing on behalf of Seafood Scotland has compared haddock from Scotland, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Iceland – with Scotland coming out on top.

  • Blue swimming crab. © State of New South Wales through Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services
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    Philippines adopt crab management plan

    2012-06-27T10:06:00Z

    The final version of a Philippine Blue Swimming Crab Management Plan has been agreed.

  • Atlantic mackerel. Credit: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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    Mackerel action plan welcomed

    2012-06-27T09:41:00Z

    The MSC has welcomed an action plan that is aimed at solving the ongoing mackerel dispute in the North East Atlantic.

  • Vónin’s connection plates
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    Connection plates for exposed aquaculture sites

    2012-06-27T08:54:00Z

    Vónin has reported that great interest was shown in the company’s connection plates at the recent Aquaculture UK exhibition, which was held in Scotland.

  • The BECK-Fish Cage
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    BECK-Fish Cage resists 26m waves

    2012-06-26T21:09:00Z

    Over a period of four years, GAATEM Consulting and Beck-Systems have developed and tested a mobile, submergible, cylindrical fish cage, called the BECK-Fish Cage.

  • Overfishing: what everybody needs to know
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    Overfishing? Not quite

    2012-06-26T20:45:00Z

    I don''t like the term overfishing. Not that overfishing doesn''t occur, but because this term is too often over-used and misused.

  • Live cod ready to be pumped onboard the fishing vessel. Photo by Kjell Midling © Nofima
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    Nofima’s Centre for Capture-based Aquaculture

    2012-06-26T15:32:00Z

    Capture-based aquaculture involves catching wild animals and then keeping them alive or feeding them until they are slaughtered.

  • Kingfisher will continue to promote the FishSAFE Information Project at Nor-Fishing
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    Kingfisher exhibiting at Nor-Fishing 2012

    2012-06-26T15:06:00Z

    This year’s Nor-Fishing sees the return of the Kingfisher Information Service division of Seafish.

  • VULKARDAN G
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    VULKAN Couplings introduces VULKARDAN G

    2012-06-26T14:34:00Z

    VULKAN Couplings will be introducing the VULKARDAN G coupling at Nor-Fishing 2012.

  • Ivan Vindheim - the new CFO at Marine Harvest ASA
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    New CFO for Marine Harvest

    2012-06-26T14:25:00Z

    Ivan Vindheim has been appointed as new CFO at Norway’s Marine Harvest ASA. He will take up the position from 1 August 2012, when current CFO, Jørgen Kristian Andersen steps down at the end of July.

  • Wärtsilä’s Gentle Fish Handling Concept
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    Wärtsilä introduces new fishing vessel concept

    2012-06-26T14:03:00Z

    At Nor-Fishing 2012, Wärtsilä will present a new design concept that it says may represent the future of combined pursers and trawlers.

  • Japanese supermarkets and stores have been selling octopuses and whelks caught off Fukushima for the first time since March 2011. Credit: NOAA
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    First Fukushima seafood sold

    2012-06-26T13:27:00Z

    Supermarkets and stores in the city of Soma, Japan, have showcased octopuses and whelks caught off Fukushima on Monday.

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    Venezuela ends shark finning

    2012-06-26T13:25:00Z

    Venezuela has prohibited commercial shark fishing throughout the 2,211 square kilometers of the Caribbean Sea that make up the popular Los Roques Archipelago.

  • CCGS Vladykov
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    ‘CCGS Vladykov’ arrives at its homeport

    2012-06-26T10:58:00Z

    The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vladykov has arrived at its homeport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.

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    Oceana: Rio +20 makes no real progress

    2012-06-26T10:47:00Z

    Oceana says that it finds the final Rio +20 declaration to be a weak statement of intent, with no legally binding commitment that fails to respond to the urgent conservation and management needs of the world''s oceans.

  • Karmøy Winch is to supply four new purse seiner/trawlers
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    Karmøy Winch AS to supply four new vessels

    2012-06-25T20:28:00Z

    Karmøy Winch, producer of deck machinery packages for fishing vessels, has recently received an order to supply four new Norwegian pelagic combined purse seiner/trawlers.

  • The Alutech 400
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    Alu launches improved chairs

    2012-06-25T19:29:00Z

    Alu Design & Services, designer and manufacturer of advanced pilot chairs and deck rails, re-launched two of its core product offerings earlier this year, with enhanced design and production standards.