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Regional control of fisheries is vital, SFF will tell CFP seminar
Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation will today tell a meeting in Brussels on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy that a regional approach to management is vital if the goals of effective and sustainable management combined with fleet profitability are achieved.
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NewsPrins & Dingemanse and Grant’s Smokehouse take top honours at Seafood Prix d’Elite
Prins & Dingemanse and Grant’s Smokehouse were awarded the top prizes in the 10th annual Seafood Prix d’Elite new products competition at the European Seafood Exposition this week.
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Greenpeace applauds decision to close international waters to purse seine fishing
Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the eight Pacific Island countries that are party to the Nauru agreement (PNA countries) to set aside more than 4.5 million square kilometers of international waters in the Pacific as off-limits to purse seine fishing for tuna.
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Findus Group boosts ‘Fish for Life’ programme with new MSC goal
As part of its long-term ‘Fish for Life’ commitment to sustainable seafood, the Findus Group has announced its ambition to buy all the wild-caught fish for its Young’s and Findus retail brands across Europe from fisheries independently certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard by 2012.
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Spanish sturgeon and caviar farm Piscifactoría Sierra Nevada certified by FoS
With over 50 years of experience in fish farming including two of the largest sturgeon farms in Europe, today PSN is one of the largest sturgeon farms in the world, the largest Acipenser naccarii breeders and the only farm to obtain organic certification for both its sturgeon and its caviar.
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NewsBritons warm to prawns
Despite the recession, volume sales of warmwater prawns have risen by 14% suggesting that their perceived image as a luxury item is changing, according to the latest retail figures from Seafish.
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NewsNorwegian vessel cuts engine oil consumption by more than 50%
Just 18 months after delivery from the shipyard where she was built, M/V Krossfjord, a Norwegian fishing vessel that operates in the North Atlantic, began experiencing radically increased fuel consumption due to lacquer formations in the engine’s cylinder liners.
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US identifies aquaculture opportunities in Sri Lanka
A recent study funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has identified investment opportunities in the aquaculture sector in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
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Pangasius breeding cooperation
America''s Mazzetta Company will cooperate with a Vietnamese firm to train fish breeders to sustainably farm and process pangasius (tra and basa fish) in accordance with US standards, according to Vietnam''s official Thanh Nien news agency.
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TripleNine ready for IFFO certification
R&D Manager Hans Otto Sørensen expects TripleNine’s products to be IFFO certified within a couple of months.
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NewsTucal prepares for Navalia
Tucal is preparing for its participation at the coming edition of Navalia in May.
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Busy time for Kaelismidjan Frost
Kaelismidjan Frost ehf is an Icelandic based refrigeration company with its headquarters in Akureyri, northern Iceland.
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Premium frozen langoustine
Scottish langoustine are the mainstay of the Braehead (SFO Enterprises) Ltd processing unit in Fraserburgh, Scotland, where business has gone from strength to strength in the past three years, thanks to the development of a superior langoustine tail product that is in demand from buyers in Spain, Italy and the ...
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NewsNew, easy slurry ice from Highland
Proper product handling and efficient cooling are known to be the critical factors in preserving the quality and freshness of the catch. More than ever, consumers are demanding the highest quality seafood. To achieve this, initial rapid cooling of the product is required.
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NewsNew echo sounder from Koden
Koden has introduced its new 10.4in Digital Color LCD Echo Sounder CVS-1410 as a cost effective model and its CVS-1410HS as high sensitivity model for professional use.
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NewsGarmin introduces the new AIS 300 receiver
Garmin® has announced the AIS 300 – a black box receiver that enables wireless monitoring of other nearby Class A and Class B Automatic Identification System (AIS)-enabled vessels that may pose a collision risk.
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NewsNew Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System
The new Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System BW-800 from Uni-Safe Electronics A/S complies with IMO MSC 128(75) and the new IEC 62616 performance standard as of February 2010.
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NewsWESMAR introduces the new HD825 sonar
WESMAR is introducing the new HD825 Series Searchlight Sonar this month.
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Cummins QSK60 HPI certified to IMO Tier II
Cummins Inc. has received a statement of compliance from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) certifying the QSK60 HPI auxiliary engine to IMO Tier II emissions standards.
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NewsPerkins unveils new marine diesel engine
The first model in an entirely new generation of Perkins marine diesel engines has been unveiled by the Wimborne Marine Power Centre.
