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  • GMIT post graduate students Alessandro Pierini and Conor Ryan, who are part of a team conducting a trans-Atlantic cetacean survey while on board the RV Celtic Explorer during its transit across the Atlantic to Newfoundland
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    Institutes form new strategic alliance

    2011-02-13T02:00:00Z

    Ireland’s Marine Institute and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) have announced a new strategic alliance.

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    Aquaculture disinfectant products listed

    2011-02-12T02:00:00Z

    The first independently validated disinfectants have been listed under the new Aquaculture Disinfectant Listing Scheme.

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    New Alaska Sea Grant agent for the Bering Strait region

    2011-02-11T02:00:00Z

    Marine mammal biologist Gay Sheffield has been hired as the new Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) agent for the Bering Strait region.

  • BIOS 2
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    Research vessel BIOS 2

    2011-02-10T17:00:00Z

    The Brodarski Institute, a Croatian institute of maritime technologies, has recently designed BIOS 2 - a new research ship for the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Split.

  • The IC-M23
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    Icom introduces IC-M23

    2011-02-10T16:39:00Z

    Icom has announced that the IC-M23 buoyant VHF Marine Handheld Transceiver will soon be available.

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    EU NAVFOR warship assists Golden Wave

    2011-02-10T15:55:00Z

    On 10 February, the EU NAVFOR warship FNS Pohjanmaa secured and assisted the fishing vessel Golden Wave after a request to assist from the South Korean government.

  • The new fishing gear handling simulator
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    Transas’ new gear handling simulator

    2011-02-10T14:25:00Z

    Transas has developed a state-of-the-art fishing gear handling simulator.

  • Microalgae tanks which supply a steady supply of nutrients for young oysters. Credit: NOAA Aquaculture Program
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    US releases draft aquaculture policies

    2011-02-10T11:41:00Z

    The US Department of Commerce and NOAA have released draft national aquaculture policies that support sustainable marine aquaculture.

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    Golden Wave released by pirates

    2011-02-10T11:10:00Z

    In the early morning of 9 February, EU NAVFOR (European Union Naval Force Somalia) received reports that the South Korean fishing vessel Golden Wave had been released from pirate control.

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    SFF lays out demands for new Government

    2011-02-10T10:57:00Z

    The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will be calling for a new vision for Scottish fishing when it meets with First Minister Alex Salmond and Cabinet Secretary for Fisheries Richard Lochhead in Aberdeen tomorrow.

  • BlueTraker-VMS
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    Iridium for fisheries - an ideal choice?

    2011-02-10T10:02:00Z

    Representatives from electronics supplier, EMA Group, have responded to a recent article published in WF* about an Inmarsat broadband satellite service solution being used on fishing vessels for monitoring their activity and for sending electronic catch reports.

  • Processing machinery will be on display
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    This month all roads lead to Boston

    2011-02-10T02:00:00Z

    Seafood Processing America (SPA), held in conjunction with the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS), opens its doors on 20 March for three days.

  • Only 17 loggerhead turtles can be caught in Hawaii each year. Credit: Terry Maas, www.freedive.net
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    Longline bycatch capped at 17 Pacific loggerhead turtles

    2011-02-09T16:10:00Z

    A court-ordered settlement means that only 17 Pacific loggerhead turtles can be accidentally hooked by the swordfish industry’s longliners in Hawaii each year.

  • The PPS Easy-Clean fish box
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    PPS launches new ‘Easy-Clean’ fish box

    2011-02-09T13:43:00Z

    The PPS group has announced the launch of the new PPS ‘Easy-Clean’ fish box in 15kg and 25kg capacities.

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    SinkaBerg-Hansen chooses AKVA software

    2011-02-09T13:28:00Z

    Sinkaberg-Hansen AS has signed a contract for the installation and deployment of a new production control system for salmon with AKVA group Software AS.

  • Young's Seafood Limited will be the UK's largest supplier of fish and seafood to retailers and consumers
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    Launch of Young's Seafood Limited

    2011-02-09T11:23:00Z

    Young''s Seafood, The Seafood Company and Findus UK will be brought together to create Young''s Seafood Limited, the UK''s largest supplier of fish and seafood to retailers and consumers.

  • Mussel sales are set to increase of the Valentine’s period
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    Valentine’s boom predicted for mussels

    2011-02-09T11:14:00Z

    Valentine’s Day looks set to bring a boom for Scotland’s shellfish farmers with sales of mussels predicted to double as consumers snap-up up the ‘new food of love’.

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    Morpol becomes Meridian Salmon Group

    2011-02-08T16:03:00Z

    Morpol has announced that the new name of its UK salmon farming operations will be Meridian Salmon Group.

  • The ground rules for this initiative ill be set at a meeting in April
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    RACs and ICES plan increased cooperation

    2011-02-08T15:15:00Z

    ICES and RACs are planning to form regional task forces to tackle the problem of weak stock assessments impaired by deficiencies in the data used to estimate abundance and advise on management measures.

  • Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish Environment Minister
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    Support for Scottish aquaculture

    2011-02-08T14:31:00Z

    Scottish Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham met today with European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki to highlight Scotland''s successful aquaculture industry.