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NewsOnboard processing ensures catch is treated carefully
A new processing system from 3X Technology of Iceland has been installed onboard the Icelandic longliner Tjaldur SH. In operation since January 2010, the equipment is designed for processing line-caught fish – Tjaldur catches whitefish species, mainly cod – and ensures that all the fish brought onboard receive correct and ...
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UK plans drastic cut in Coast Guard
The UK government has announced plans to cut reduce the 18 Coast Guard stations now operating to 10, with only three running 24 hours a day.
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NewsIceland certifies its cod fisheries
Cod fisheries in Icelandic waters have passed through an international certification process, confirming the fishery as being responsibly managed in accordance with strict requirements on responsible management, sustainable exploitation and good practice regarding marine resources.
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Iceland: EU, Norway will overfish mackerel
After walking away from this year’s north-east Atlantic mackerel quota negotiations, Tómas Heidar, chairman of the Icelandic committee on mackerel fishing, said the European Union and Norway will be responsible for overfishing mackerel next year if they don’t review their decision on catching over 90% of the estimated quota for ...
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Friend of the Sea sushi now available at Matsuri restaurants in France
The French Matsuri chain has joined its sister restaurants in the UK and Switzerland in offering Friend of the Sea sustainable sushi.
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Turkish fisheries go from strength to strength
Turkey has shown a significant increase in production and export of fish produce over the last 10 years, according to Alican Yamanyilmaz, chairman of the Mediterranean Fishery Products Exporters’ Union.
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New wireless monitoring for fish farmers and breeders
UK-based Wood & Douglas has developed a monitoring system that enables fish farmers to look after the welfare of their stocks and their on-growing environment while away from farm sites.
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Eimskip appointed official freight carrier
An old associate of the Icelandic Fishing Exhibition, Eimskip, was recently appointed the official freight carrier of the exhibition. Eimskip has been the ocean freight carrier and onsite handler of the exhibition via TVG Zimsen since the shows start in 1984. The organisers are excited to continue this longstanding ...
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NewsAmerica sues BP over Gulf oil spill
The US government has filed a civil suit against BP and several of its partners for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in April.
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European Parliament supports strengthening shark finning ban
European Parliament has endorsed a resolution on shark finning that calls on the Commission to deliver a proposal to prohibit the removal of shark fins onboard vessels.
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NewsEU approves Dyneema fibres for cut-resistant gloves
Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibres can now be used in cut resistant gloves for the food processing industry in Europe.
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US raises permitted catch of pollock, cod
US fisheries managers have increased the total allowable catch (TAC) for pollock and Pacific cod in the 2011 groundfish fisheries, which begin in January in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska.
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NewsJapan urges industry-wide reduction of tuna effort
Over the last decade tuna longliners have taken commendable steps to protect stocks of valuable tuna species, but the Japan-based Organisation for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries is extremely worried that purse seiners are fishing at dangerously high levels.
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NewsEU Fish Council: mixed bag for Scots
Following the conclusion of the EU Fish Council, which has resulted in some further cuts in the catching opportunity for the Scottish fleet, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) is calling for urgent progress in 2011 in the way that fisheries are managed.
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Fisheries ministers finalise 2011 catches
The EU Fisheries Council has reached unanimous agreement on the 2011 total allowable catches (TACs) for most stocks under management, allowing much smaller reductions of cod quotas west of the British Isles than the European Commission and scientific advice had suggested.
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Tasmanian scientists expand their view of the ocean
Tasmanian scientists will soon have unprecedented access to data from high-tech equipment for monitoring coastal and ocean ecosystems.
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NewsPortugal must have Christmas clipfish
Exports of groundfish from Norway in November totalled NOK 1.1 billion (€139 million/$187.2 million), which marks a new November export record. Exports were up in value by 32% or NOK 270 million (€34.1 million/$45.9 million) compared to the same month of last year.
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NewsNew CEO for Electronic Navigation
The board of directors of marine electronics company Electronic Navigation Limited (ENL) has announced the appointment of Gareth Hodson as chief executive officer of the company.
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EU agrees 2011 catch limits for Black Sea
The EU Council of Fisheries Ministers has reached political agreement on the total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas for turbot and sprat fisheries in the Black Sea.
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New board member for Bergen Group
An extraordinary general meeting has elected Brian Chang as new board member for the Bergen Group ASA. The proposal for a new board member came from Spring Capital Resources Inc, which in November this year flagged an ownership of 33.1% of the shares in Bergen Group ASA.
