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Australians recommend VHF locator beacon
The newly introduced code of practice, Man Overboard: Prevention and Response, which has been devised by Western Australia''s Commission for Occupational Safety and Health for adoption by the fishing industry in the region, specifically highlighted VHF DSC technology, which is only available in Mobilarm''s V100 VHF Locator Beacon, as the ...
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BP to pay Florida $20m for seafood projects
BP has agreed to pay Florida $20 million (€14.4 million) over the next three years, half of which - $10 million (€7.2 million) - will go toward paying for seafood inspections and the other half will be used for a marketing campaign geared toward restoring public confidence in the safety ...
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North Sea haddock secures sustainable status
Peterhead market received the first landings of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified North Sea haddock on Friday 29 October, as fishermen and members of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) celebrated the sustainable status of this stock.
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Vietnam's seafood exports pass $3.5bn
Vietnam exported more than 969,200 tonnes of seafood products worth $3.5 billion (€2.5 billion) in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 10.9% in quantity and 15.4% in value compared to the same period of last year.
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Ishida widens x-ray solutions with basic model
Ishida Europe has launched an entry-level version of its x-ray inspection system, offering companies an affordable solution for quality control in their packing operations.
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Northseafood diversifies packaging and doubles line speed
Northseafood Holland BV, a leading supplier of flat fish, has responded to market demand for different pack presentations and doubled its packing speed while increasing accuracy, following the installation of a special 14-head weigher from Ishida Europe.
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NewsStill fishin’
Menakhem Ben-Yami looks at British Columbia''s fishing industry, which has endured some hard times but continues to thrive in the face of adversity.
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Markusnet steering fork system
Iceland‘s Markus Lifenet Ltd has developed Markusnet steering fork units, which are specifically aimed at the fishing industry and to enable crew to save a colleague that has fallen overboard.
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NOAA cuts king mackerel catch
King mackerel trip limits have been reduced to 500 pounds per day for commercial vessels fishing in the northern Florida west coast subzone.
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Intelligent production control
Baader’s new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) has been designed to serve as an intermediary between a business system such as ERP and a manufacturer’s plant floor equipment, helping to manage production scheduling and sequencing, creating an audit trail for track and trace and delivering work instructions to shop floor workers ...
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Taiwan warships escort fishing boats
Taiwan will send battleships to escort the country''s trawlers as the autumn crab season began almost two months late this year, the Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said.
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Chilean blue mussels secure Friend of the Sea eco-label
Empresa Pesquera Apiao’s Chilean blue mussel (Mytilus chilensis) farming sites have been audited by an international certification body and found to be compliant with Friend of the Sea sustainability requirements.
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First tilapia farm becomes compliant with aquaculture dialogue standards
Regal Springs Tilapia farm Aquafinca in Honduras was the first aquaculture operation to be audited by the Institute for Marketecology (IMO) for compliance with the International Standards for Responsible Tilapia Aquaculture (ISRTA), which were completed last December by the Tilapia Aquaculture Dialogue.
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NewsFishbam launches new rotary autoclave
Spanish equipment manufacturer Fishbam has launched a new rotary autoclave which allows for different heating systems.
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NZ plan to boost trawling profitability
Queensland''s largest commercial fishery - the trawl sector – has become the first to finalise a development plan in conjunction with the Queensland government to boost industry profitability.
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NewsNew world record: largest sushi mosaic
To mark the arrival of the 10 millionth Norwegian salmon to China, the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) created a sushi mosaic featured 8,374 pieces of sushi made from different types of seafood, primarily salmon, but also cod, mackerel and shrimp - setting the new world record for the largest ...
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NewsFish for Life wins sixth award
The Findus Group received a Special Award for Excellence from the UK’s Food & Drink Federation (FDF) for its ‘Fish for Life’ sourcing approach at last week’s annual Community Partnership Awards in London.
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NewsEU chief wants five-pronged CFP reform
Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) must aim to ensure sustainable exploitation of resources and contribute to the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy by working on robust economic performance, inclusive growth and enhanced coastal cohesion, EU fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki told the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) this week.
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NewsAccurate, safe shellfish solutions
Italian company Luciano Cocci has launched a new product line for weighing shellfish.
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NewsThailand beefs up tuna security
The governor of Thailand''s Songkhla province has ordered that security must be improved around the deepsea port, following complaints from foreign shipping companies they have been robbed of tonnes of their tuna worth tens of millions of baht.
