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EC official gets the message on effort control concerns
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has underlined to a top EC fisheries official that the new effort control regime agreed at the December Fish Council is causing extreme anger on the quayside and threatens to destroy trust between the fishing industry and EC and UK governments unless urgent moves are made ...
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Australia: Positive results from NPF pre-season survey
During February and early March, CSIRO completed its pre-season stock survey of the Northern Prawn Fishery.
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Australia: New scientific permit policy
The AFMA Commission has approved a new policy for processing and granting scientific permits under the Fisheries Management Act (FMA).
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Seafish at Fishing 2009
Gear technologists will be present at the exhibition to discuss gear related issues as well as other efficiency and technology developments.
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Echomaster at Fishing 2009
Echomaster Marine will showcase a range of new products on stand A28 at Fishing 2009.
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NewsEmployers face new migrant rules
Andrew Jackson solicitors explains the new points system for migrant workers who wish to work in the UK, along with its significance for the fishing industry.
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NewsSuper Height Trawl = 'green' fishing
Demersal species tend to come off the seabed frequently and when this happens it is hard to catch the fish with traditional ground trawls because they do not have enough height.
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NewsThe Dyneema Soft Shackle
POLY-DK says that is has been very busy since introducing the Soft Shackle at the latest DanFish exhibition.
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New guidelines on blackspot treatment
Melanotic blackening (melanosis) or blackspot is a common problem affecting the langoustine (nephrops) catch of UK fishermen, and can be more of a problem in warmer weather when water temperature rises.
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NewsMore gill nets with floatlines
New technology is opening the way for faster and easier handling of large gill nets, by using floatlines, says Danish company Fischernet.
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NewsScallop dredge sea trials show cost savings
Sea trials to test the use of more cost effective materials and components in Queen Scallop dredges have shown cost savings and positive environmental benefits in reducing seabed impact, leaving less sand in the dredge, much cleaner queens and a reduction in the King Scallop bycatch.
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Commission confirms unannounced inspections in North Sea shrimps sector
The European Commission has confirmed that on 24 and 25 March 2009 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the North Sea shrimps and related products industry in several Member States.
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Global competition seeks to net smartest hook, line and sinker
A $US 57,500 prize fund is on offer for the best new fishing gears designed to reduce bycatch in the fourth International Smart Gear Competition, launched by WWF.
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NewsThe trouble with sea cucumbers
According to a new FAO report, sea cucumber stocks are under intense fishing pressure throughout the world.
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Trawlers switch to Dyneema® D-Netting
Dutch netting and rope producer, Van Beelen BV, began this year with a large increase in demand for its Dyneema® D-Netting, thanks to successful trial results from New Zealand customer, Motueka Nets, last year.
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SeaZone launches new generation marine data management software
SeaZone has launched an innovative software solution designed to greatly simplify the management of marine information.
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Australia: New study shows sanctuaries will save Nemo
World-first research has found that protected areas for marine life play a major role in rebuilding numbers of threatened fish and other species, the Save Our Marine Life alliance said this week.
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NewsNew SeaWise™ Stability Monitor from Hook Marine
As in previous years, safety will be the main theme at the Hook Marine stand (B 22) at Fishing 2009.
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New Zeland: New types of marine farming
Environment Waikato (EW), one of 12 regional councils in New Zealand, will proceed with drafting changes to the Regional Coastal Plan to allow new types of marine farming, including fish farming, in current aquaculture management areas in the Firth of Thames.
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Conservationists oppose proposals that threaten shark finning
More than 65 conservation, marine science, diving and sport fishing groups from around the world are urging the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to reject European Union (EU) and Australian proposals that could weaken the regional ban on shark finning, says the Shark Alliance.
