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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.
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NewsNew engine from Mermaid Marine
The Mermaid J444 is a 4 cylinder, naturally aspirated heavy duty marine diesel engine and is based on the highly reliable JCB 444 series industrial engine.
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NewsVietnam to abolish the use of polyphosphates in pangasius processing
The drum used for tumbling pangasius fillets in STPP solution in a Vietnamese processing plantAs well as the tumbling, or soaking, of seafood in a solution of sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), there is also the practice of adding extra water in the form of glaze. In fact, both practices are usually ...
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NewsTsunami destroys Chile’s fishing industry
More than 70% of Chile’s central-south coastal fishing fleet was destroyed by the violent earthquake and following tsunami on 27 February, reports Peter J. Neilson.
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NewsUnderstanding ocean acidification
Bonnie Laverock of Plymouth Marine Laboratory checks her experiment on the European mussel's reaction to increased seawater acidityGlobal warming is here to stay and there is no shortage of scientific evidence to show increased carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere is to blame, reports Bryan Gibson. Whether or not humanity ...
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Poland and the EU’s fisheries policy
I have on my desk two superbly illustrated publications representing a joint effort by the Polish Sea Research Institute (MIR, www.mir.gdynia.pl) and the Polish branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and published by the latter (www.wwf.pl).
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Where next for farmed cod?
There has been an abundance of wild-caught cod on most European markets over the last six months and with these supply conditions expected to prevail well into 2011, cod farming would appear to be out in the cold
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Obituary: James Desloge O'Malley
James Desloge O''Malley, one of the most knowledgeable and persuasive representatives of the US fishing industry and one of its best thinkers, died suddenly on 26 March 26 2010, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami.
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Seafish publishes Outlook on supply of Icelandic cod and haddock to the UK
Seafish has announced the publication of new research into the supply of Icelandic cod and haddock to the UK.
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NewsWWF: Costa Rica proposal would harm sea turtles
The Costa Rican government is supporting a proposed law that will allow construction in Las Baulas National Marine Park and destroy a critical nesting beach for endangered leatherback turtles, says WWF.
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NewsNew director at Nofima Marin
Semming Semmingsen has been appointed as new Managing Director of Nofima Marin.
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Aker Biomarine krill objection
An Independent Adjudicator has asked third-party certifier Moody Marine Ltd to consider the information of an additional report in its scoring of 5 of the 31 performance indicators used to assess the Aker BioMarine Antarctic krill fishery.
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NewsDFO Canada meets with provinces on Southern Gulf snow crab fishery
Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, recently met with her provincial counterparts from Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to discuss issues affecting the snow crab fishery in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence.
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NOAA awards $73.6m contract for new fisheries survey vessel
NOAA has awarded a $73.6m American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contract to Marinette Marine Corporation located in Marinette, Wis., for the construction of a new fisheries survey vessel.
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Breakthrough for AKVA group
AKVA group has signed a new €6.8m contract for delivery of three complete turnkey fish farms to Cromaris in Croatia.
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NewsVolcanic ash cloud grounds fish exports
The recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, and subsequent ash cloud that has grounded flights across many European countries has had a serious impact on the fish export sector.
