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NewsChinese tilapia giant wins park contract
Rongfu Aquaculture Inc, one of China''s leading companies in the cultivation, harvesting, and trading of tilapia, snakefish, and other aquatic products, has been designated by the local government to operate the 3,300-acre Qingqi aquatic park.
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NewsCanadians invest in BC aquaculture
Gail Shea, Canadian minister of fisheries and oceans (DFO) has announced CAD 637,678 (€474,935/$600,830) in funding to support innovation and sustainability in the aquaculture industry in British Columbia.
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Record returns on Fraser River’s MSC salmon
Fraser River sockeye salmon returns could reach between 20 million and 25 million fish this year, making it the second, possibly even the largest run in 60 years, according to independent fisherman and Pacific Salmon Commission Fraser Panel member Mike Griswold.
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NewsNew live lobster terminal up and running at Urk
The new ‘aquaport’ in Urk in the Netherlands is now regularly receiving commercial shipments of live lobsters from Halifax in Nova Scotia. The first consignment arrived on 21 May, and they have been coming in weekly ever since.
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NewsLarge order book for Taiwan winch manufacturer
Funz San Industry is currently working on a project that includes two slipway winches with a capability of 150T@5m/min and two slipway winches with capability of 60T@5m/min. These winches are for a shipyard in the Philippines.
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NewsWesmar trawl increases Vladivostok catch by 70%
The installation of the Wesmar TCS780 trawl system on board the 105m catcher/processor Vladivostok has been hailed a big success.
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Clearwater Q2 profits dip
Clearwater Seafoods has reported second quarter EBITDA of $7.1 million (€5.5 million) on sales of $65.2 million (€50.6 million), a decrease on comparative figures for the same period of 2009 of $8.5 million (€6.6 million) and $70.2 million (€54.5 million).
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NewsDyrkorn opens Båtsfjord depot
Dyrkorn has opened a new depot in the north Norway port of Båtsfjord to bring its services closer to the area where most of the country’s longlining activity takes place.
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NewsSalmon prices boost Cermaq bottom line
Aquaculture giant Cermaq has reported an EBIT pre fair value of NOK 215 million (€22.7 million/$35 million) for the second quarter of this year based on strong results in all parts of the company’s operations.
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Íslensku sjávarútvegsverðlaunin 2011
Íslensku sjávarútvegsverðlaunin verða afhent í fimmta sinn sama kvöld og sýningin er opnuð. Athöfnin fer fram í listasafninu glæsilega, Gerðarsafni, en verðlaunin voru fyrst veitt árið 1999 til þess að heiðra afburði og vekja athygli á því besta á sviði fiskveiða, bæði á Íslandi og alþjóðlega. Verðlaun eru ...
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Icelandic Fisheries Awards 2011
The fifth Icelandic Fisheries Awards will be held on the opening night of the Exhibition. Taking place at the beautiful Gerðarsafn Art gallery, the Awards were first introduced in 1999 to recognise and award excellence in the Icelandic and International Fishing Industry. The Awards categories are: Outstanding ...
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NewsNewlyn mothballs fish market upgrade
Plans to regenerate Newlyn Harbour have been put on hold after £3.2 million (€3.9 million/$5 million) of European Fisheries Fund cash was turned away by the harbour commissioners.
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NewsAmerican Seafoods, Murmansk contracts for Naust
This year has been another good year for orders of Naust Marine’s (NM) Automatic Trawl Winch System (ATW) and its AutoGen system for automatic power management of generators, said the company.
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NewsRetailer renames Cornish tuna as Coruna
UK supermarket chain Morrison’s is to sell Cornish albacore tuna under a new name in an attempt to make it more appealing to customers.
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NewsSri Lankans adopt UK responsible fishing scheme
More than 20 Tuna King boats in Sri Lanka have achieved certification in the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS). All of the certified boats are longliners catching tuna and mid-water species out of the port of Beruwala.
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Marport introduces new products at Nor-Fishing
Sonar technology company Marport Deep Sea Technologies introduced its latest software defined sonar products at the Nor-Fishing 2010 exhibition in Trondheim, Norway.
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NewsNew senior project manager for Mustad Longline
After a period of organisational changes and downsizing Mustad Longline has hired a new senior project manager. The appointee, Arne Tennøy will join the company’s sales office in Aalesund, Norway.
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Irish shellfish processor signs up to Prawnfresh
Waterford shellfish processor Erin Isle Seafood Ltd has become the latest Irish company to switch from sodium metabisulphite to Prawnfresh treatment for prawns.
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NewsCornish boat builder sells up
Hot on the heels of Cygnus Marine’s recent demise, Ronnie and Mary Coote’s Kingfisher Boats, established in 1986, finally closed for business at the end of June, ending half a century of commercial fishing boat building in GRP at Penryn and Falmouth, Cornwall, UK.
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NewsFuel savings with Perkins Sabre M300C engine
Finning Power Systems has added the new Perkins Sabre M300C to its range of diesel marine engines to help operators reduce emissions and save up to 10% on fuel costs.
