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Dyneema to unveil fishing net energy savings
DSM Dyneema is set to present results of new research that it says confirms that using its ultra-strong lightweight fibre in fishing nets can yield major energy savings for fishermen, and make an important contribution to the sustainability of the fishing industry.
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Hook scoops award for fishing vessel stability monitor
An innovative device developed by a UK company to prevent tragic fishing vessel accidents at sea has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award.
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NewsHelicopter delivers salmon pens to loch
UK salmon farming company Northern Isles Salmon Ltd and aquaculture equipment manufacturer Fusion Marine solved the major logistical headache of delivering a consignment of salmon pens to a remote hill loch by mounting a specially arranged operation using a heavylift capacity helicopter.
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NewsICCAT: bluefin tuna stocks growing
Bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic are on the rise, according to the international group responsible for their conservation, but they are still much lower than four decades ago.
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NewsTool assesses impact of aquaculture
Industrial scale aquaculture production magnifies environmental degradation, according to the first global assessment of the effects of marine finfish aquaculture. This is true even when farming operations implement the best current marine fish farming practices, said researchers.
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EU ministers refuse to cut bluefin quota
The Fisheries Ministers of the European Union (EU) wants to maintain fishing quotas for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and has rejected a 50% reduction in catches, as proposed by the European Commission (EC).
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NewsNutreco Q3 turnover grows 11%
Fish and animal feed company Nutreco saw an 11% year-on-year rise in turnover in the third quarter of 2010. It took third quarter sales past €1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), largely due to higher raw material costs as well as currency effects and a takeover.
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World Bank allocates $100m to Yemen
The World Bank (WB) has expressed its readiness to allocate an amount of $100 million (€71.6 million) for the implementation of fisheries projects in Yemen.
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NewsIceland rejects EU mackerel proposal
Iceland dismissed the mackerel quota proposed by the European Union and Norway, saying it was unrealistic and would not solve the ongoing row in the north Atlantic, its negotiator said.
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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.
