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    Hooked on Vónin grid

    2009-09-01T12:10:00Z

    One of the largest and most modern shrimp trawlers in Canadian waters is the "Mersey Phoenix" owned by Mersey Seafoods Ltd.

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    AADI's Environmental Survey Report Generator

    2009-09-01T12:09:00Z

    Making survey reports can be difficult and time consuming, but Aanderaa Data Instruments España, S.L. says that its turnkey Environmental Survey Report Generator it is as easy as clicking a button.

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    Spend more days working with new internal gyro

    2009-09-01T12:08:00Z

    Poor seas can unfortunately lead to lost days on the water for commercial and fishing crews.

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    Notus Marítima official opening at WFE

    2009-09-01T12:05:00Z

    Notus Marítima, a newly established subsidiary of Notus Electronics Ltd in Canada, will officially open at the World Fishing Exhibition in Vigo, Spain. Notus Marítima, based in Vigo, services and supplies the complete line of Notus net monitoring systems for trawlers and seiners.

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    Next generation sonar and echosounder systems to be launched at WFE

    2009-09-01T12:00:00Z

    Simrad will launch the new SH90 high frequency sonar and the new ES70 split beam echo sounder during the World Fishing Exhibition in Vigo. Both the SH90 and ES70 build upon de facto industry standard systems, already used to improve catch efficiency aboard thousands of fishing vessels worldwide.

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    Trial shows environmental benefits of Aquatice® bait attractants

    2009-09-01T11:58:00Z

    Kiotech has reported a successful fishing trial using its Aquatice® pheromone bait attractant.

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    Major longlining project

    2009-09-01T11:55:00Z

    At Norshipping in June Mustad Longline and Havyard their cooperation in a project designed to revolutionise longline fishing on a global scale. The two companies will now work together on the development and construction of fully integrated, tailor-made vessels that they say will set a new standard for all future ...

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    Kongsberg Maritime receives 100th deep-water multibeam order

    2009-09-01T11:35:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime has announced that its 100th deep-water multibeam echo sounder system has been ordered and will be delivered in November 2009 to the US Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO).

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    Finding the bigger fish

    2009-09-01T11:33:00Z

    Brian Styke, Master of the 334-foot Bering Sea factory trawler Arctic Storm, says that WESMAR''s powerful HD850 sonar has "the ability to find the fish other sonars miss.”

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    C A Clase presents SeaCross CX100

    2009-09-01T11:31:00Z

    C A Clase showed the SeaCross CX100 navigation system at Seawork 2009 for the first time. Complete with unique radar functions, incredible system reaction time and an easy to use interface, the company says that the high performance product has been designed to provide users with high speed and accurate ...

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    More fish for Dutch trawler with WASSP

    2009-09-01T11:28:00Z

    Mart van der Meij, skipper of the Dutch trawler Johanna Maria, is full of praise for his newly installed WASSP multi-beam sonar system.

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    Havyard Group's contract for next generation vessel

    2009-09-01T11:26:00Z

    Havyard Group has signed contract to build a Havyard 515 purse seiner for a Norwegian owner.

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    Ellorah

    2009-09-01T11:22:00Z

    The latest completion by Macduff Shipyards Limited is the Ellorah for the Shaulora Fishing Company Limited, which will be skippered by Graeme Buchan and Graeme Smart, owners of the company.

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    Sea takes over from air for shipping live lobsters to Europe

    2009-09-01T11:20:00Z

    Live lobsters from Nova Scotia, Canada, are now being shipped to Europe by sea, a method of transport that considerably reduces the cost compared with airfreight, which had always been used. It also considerably reduces the carbon footprint, and this is becoming increasingly important in this day and age.

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    Chile

    2009-09-01T11:10:00Z

    Industry demands SPFRO - Day by day, Chile’s dwindling fishing grounds become more and more depleted due to the lack of control and regulation over fisheries in the South Pacific Ocean, reports Peter J. Neilson.

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    Time to clean out

    2009-09-01T10:55:00Z

    Fisherman and chef proud for customers to see this Adriatic rainbow offering at the end of a good cold chain. Credit: TW:EEC photosEvery so often it may be worth taking a deeper look at how your operation runs and how it is protected from risk. The old adage of ‘wash ...

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    A new El Niño looming – but how strong?

    2009-09-01T10:52:00Z

    Worrying news - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have now confirmed that their satellite data indicates development in the central Pacific Ocean of a new El Niño of not yet known strength and duration, reports Menakhem Ben-Yami. New technology enables forecasting El Niño months in advance, although ...

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    EU Green Paper part 2

    2009-09-01T10:50:00Z

    Last month, this column dealt with only a few of the subjects brought up by the EU’s 2009 Green Paper (GP). Here are some more:

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    Commission plans to protect Bay of Biscay anchovy

    2009-09-01T10:40:00Z

    The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a long-term plan to manage the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay.

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    Aqua Nor 2009 came to a successful close

    2009-08-26T11:49:00Z

    Aqua Nor 2009 came to a close last Friday afternoon, and exhibitors and visitors alike agreed that it had been a very successful exhibition, said the organisers.