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AFMA's quota management project
Australia: A process of regulatory reform is currently occurring at AFMA to simplify regulation across fisheries and reduce management costs. AFMA is reviewing quota management arrangements as part of this regulatory reform process.
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Shark-Free Marina Initiative to reduce worldwide shark mortality
The Shark-Marina has one purpose - to reduce worldwide shark mortality. Recently the not-for-profit company launched its strategy which intends to prevent the deaths of millions of vulnerable and endangered species of shark.
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Sea angling conservation group launches national shark tagging programme
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) recently announced the launch of the Scottish Shark Tagging Programme (SSTP) which will provide a central location for gathering the data necessary to fight for the protection of the shark, skate and ray species found within Scottish coastal waters.
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Scottish ministerial group to be formed
A joint ministerial group is to be set-up to take forward reforms on new quota and licensing arrangements for Scotland and the rest of the UK.
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Cosalt's new distributor deal
Cosalt has reached agreement with maritime equipment store N1 Industrial in Peterhead, UK, to be the official distributor for Cosalt''s marine safety products and services in the area.
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NewsLife saved by Comet handflare
A German fisherman has been rescued after igniting a handflare from marine distress signal brand Comet.
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Belzona reduces health and safety risk
The health and safety implications of high temperature in a hydraulic system can not only cause serious injuries such as burns, but in addition, shortened life of the hydraulic hoses which will ultimately lead to failure of the hydraulic system which would be costly to replace.
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Canadian video on vessel safety
Canadian fishing industry and workplace safety stakeholders have come together to produce a video that will promote awareness among fish harvesters on vessel safety.
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NewsGet found with FAST FIND
The new FAST FIND Satellite Personal Location Beacon (PLB) range was recently unveiled - the most compact, waterproof and versatile 406 MHz emergency location beacon available on the market today, says manufacturer McMurdo.
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Seabird tracking to reducing longline bycatch
BirdLife''s Global Seabird Programme is supporting a series of satellite tracking projects to minimise the amount of seabirds caught on longlines.
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NewsLonglining restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has restricted longline fishing in the Gulf of Mexico to protect threatened loggerhead sea turtles.
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NewsWESMAR’s WM3500 Vertical Anchor Windlass
WESMAR introduced the new WM3500 Stainless Steel Vertical Anchor Windlass earlier this year.
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NewsNew building Wouter Adriaantje
Maaskant Shipyards has completed a seiner for Dutch owner, v.o.f. Visserijbedrijf W. Melissant en Zonen.
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NewsSaving on labour is the key for onboard processing
Whitefish species would normally be de-headed and filleted by Baader equipment before entering the Marel flowlineHowever, one sure way to attract interest was to highlight the labour saving aspects of the machine in question. Not only is labour expensive, but today young people don’t want to go to sea anyway, ...
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NewsClimate cash – turning past into future
Lawyer and career fighter for the poor and dispossessed, Koos Richelle Director General EuropeAid, which helps make the EU the world's biggest aid donor. Credit: TW:EEC PhotosKoos Richelle is Director General of EuropeAid, the European Commission's (EC) body, which, along with member states and the European Development Bank, represents the ...
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Mathematics and selective fishing
This column is going to be a continuation of my previous one, for the voices questioning some of the management means and the very science underlying them are heard loud and clear and more and more often.
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New fishing alliance
Peru has seen a new alliance formed in its fishing sector, with the Austral Group taking 50% stake in Pesqueros de Pacifico, a subsidiary of Brescia Group''s TASA, Tecnologica de Alimentos.
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NewsPeru’s exports predicted to revive
Peru’s fish exports will revive later this year despite an uncertain start and irrespective of the global economy, Humberto Speziani Cuevas, the president of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee of the Exporters Association (ADEX) has told the Andina newsagency.
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NewsIceland's fisheries: Upheaval or evolution?
The recent parliamentary elections in Iceland terminated the 18-year rule of the centre-right government and, according to Johanna Sigurdardottir, the new Prime Minister, the era of neo-liberalism dominating the country''s economy is over, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.
