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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.
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NewsNordborg’s maiden voyage
The 83.5m long combined purse seiner/pelagic freezer trawler Nordborg left the Asmar yard in Tulcuahuano, Chile in April to start its maiden voyage home to Klaksvik, Faroe Islands.
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PIRIOU launches Franche Terre
PIRIOU shipyards recently launched the first of the three 90m purse tuna seiners ordered by SAPMER.
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NewsEndeavour IV from Macduff Shipyards
Macduff Shipyards Limited recently completed its largest fishing vessel to date for Peter Lovie from Whitehills, Scotland, MV Endeavour IV BF515.
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NewsUS fisheries act to protect Arctic
Audubon Alaska, the state office of the National Audubon Society (BirdLife in the US), has welcomed the decision of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to prevent the expansion of industrial fishing into all US waters north of the Bering Strait for the foreseeable future.
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NewsNesNet spreads fishing gear skills
NesNet is a new company run by Lárus Thór Pálmason, a netmaker and fishing gear technology lecturer at the Fjölbrautaskóli Sudurnesja (FS) college in Iceland.
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NewsPatch saves catch
Miko patches came to the rescue earlier this year when the 60m stern trawler m/v Nybo was struck by trawler Kvannøy whilst at anchor at Vadsø in the Varanger Fjord, Norway.
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NewsquicKutterTM - approved by fishermen
Four years after its invention, the quicKutter rope cutter has been approved by fishermen.
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NewsSimrad receives historic trawl system order
The Simrad office in Spain has received a record order for 118 ITI systems.
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NewsCase study: The Dyneema® experience
When it comes to trawling, especially for shrimp, Mexico plays an important global role as a major player in the market.
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Friend of the Sea Day and Awards make waves in Brussels
On the day before the Brussels Seafood Exposition, Friend of the Sea Day gathered 200 seafood companies and retailers from all five continents.
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NewsNorway: record herring export
Herring from Norway was exported for NOK 185 million in April, which represents an increase of NOK 11 million or 6% compared to April of 2008.
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Hydrosphere to attend Seawork 2009
Navigation aid supplier, Hydrosphere UK Ltd, has confirmed it will be attending Seawork 2009.
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NewsShark-repellent metal alloys available
SharkDefense Technologies and HEFA Rare Earth Canada, Co Ltd have announced that shark-repellent metal alloys are available for sale.
