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NewsTrawl door contract signed at Icefish
On the first day of the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, Faroese company Rock Trawl Doors signed a contract with Qajaq Trawl from Greenland, for a pair of trawl doors.
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NewsIcelandic Fisheries Awards Winners 2011
The 2011 Icelandic Fisheries Awards were presented at a reception last night (22 September 2011) at the Gerdasafn Art Museum in Kópavogur.
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Scottish salmon and sea trout statistics
Scotland''s Chief Statistician has published the salmon and sea trout fishery statistics for the 2010 season.
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NewsNOAA’s first national bycatch report out
A new NOAA report of data collected in 2005 will help the agency’s scientists better monitor progress in reducing bycatch, according to the organisation.
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NewsAker Seafoods orders three new trawlers
Aker Seafoods has concluded an agreement with STX OSV AS to build three modern trawlers.
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Ibercisa at Icefish 2011
Ibercisa will be participating at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition from the 22-24 September in Iceland.
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NewsSainsbury's Scottish langoustine deal
Richard Lochhead and Dave Thompson have welcomed the move from UK supermarket Sainsbury''s to source freshly caught langoustines from fishermen off the West Coast of Scotland.
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Icelandic Fisheries Awards tonight!
Winning an Icelandic Fisheries Award is now seen as a true accolade which means the Awards are highly coveted and very hotly contested.The fifth Icelandic Fisheries Awards will be held tonight, the opening night of the Exhibition. Taking place at the beautiful Gerðarsafn Art gallery, the Awards were ...
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Funding boost for Northumberland
Northumberland’s fish producers and harbours are benefitting from over £100,000 of European funding.
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Upplýsingar fyrir sýningargesti
Íslenski fiskveiðiflotinn er búinn öllu því besta sem nútímatækni hefur upp á að bjóða en í honum er að finna 1.582 skráð fiskiskip sem landa árlega 1.125 milljónum tonna af fiski. Bæði skipstjórar og eigendur uppfæra reglubundið flota sinn með nýjasta búnaði og Íslenska sjávarútvegssýningin færir sýnendum besta mögulega ...
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Information for visitors
Skippers and owners update and modernise their fleets frequently and the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition provides exhibitors with the ideal opportunity to meet and discuss new requirements. The Exhibition covers every aspect of the commercial fishing industry from catching and locating to processing and packaging, right through to marketing ...
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NewsIcefish opens today!
The 10th Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition will be formally opened today, 22 September, in Smárinn, Kópavogur, Iceland.
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News"Velella" to revolutionise aquaculture
Marine biologists at Kampachi Farms (formerly with Kona Blue Water Farms) are exploring new submersible Aquapod® pen technology and an innovative mariculture system that drifts on open ocean currents.
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NewsLoggerhead sea turtle listing revised
NOAA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service have issued a final rule changing the listing of loggerhead sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act.
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MSC certification for Swedish North East Atlantic mackerel fishery
The Swedish Pelagic Producers Organisation (SPPO) North East Atlantic mackerel fishery has been certified as sustainable against the MSC environmental standard for sustainable and well managed fisheries.
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NewsEC proposes Baltic Sea opportunities
The European Commission has tabled its proposal on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2012.
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Interest in certification highlighted
FCI is currently engaged in a wide range of certification assessments for the Marine Stewardship Council standard in northern Europe, underlining the surge of interest for the certification of fisheries.
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NewsIceland encouraged to change whale policy
Last week, in a report to Congress, the US President concurred with the Secretary of Commerce''s recommendations and directed federal agencies to take actions to encourage Iceland to change its whaling policy.
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Chinese mitten crab invasion charted
Scientists from a number of UK research institutes are calling for the public to become nature detectives to better understand the Chinese mitten crab invasion and the threat these crustaceans pose to rivers and waterways.
