Latest News – Page 791
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NewsSulehav lengthened
In January 2008 Solund Verft began the prefabrication section for lengthening the vessel Sulehav. Sulehav catches pelagic fish and is owned by Norwegian company Lending Rederi.
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NewsMonkfish vessel delivered
A new fishing boat for catching monkfish, S-61 Sjøgutt, was delivered in February by Seigla Ehf. The owner is Tom Olav Hauge from Bremanger in Norway.
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NewsBrazil pledges to help save seabirds
Brazil has recently formally ratified a major global seabird treaty.
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NewsSecond West Coast longliner installs WESMAR stabilizers
Captain Rodney McVicker is the second West Coast longliner to install WESMAR stabilizers and as a result, he reports more steady and plentiful fishing.
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Saving time and money
According to fishermen, the Oilwind''s new AutoLine System makes work easier and saves a lot of time and money.
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NewsTurboWin 8.0
The latest version of Sodena''s TurboWin has been specially updated to considerably increase safety of navigation and to make fishing easier and more productive.
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NewsRaymarine's A Series presses the right buttons
Raymarine’s new A Series range of chartplotter/fishfinders combine all the technology and performance of the company’s top of the range multi function displays in a brand new compact unit.
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Shrimp fisheries under scrutiny
Reducing fishing capacity and limiting access to shrimp fisheries, is likely to mitigate overfishing, bycatch and seabed destruction, some of the major economic and environmental side-effects of shrimp fishing, according to a new report by FAO.
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SeaZone’s marine mapping eases management of UK Marine Bill
SeaZone is offering a ready-made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government’s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
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Certification system for aquaculture agreed
The Global Aquaculture Alliance and GLOBALGAP have signed an agreement "to work cooperatively to develop and harmonise certification systems for the aquaculture sector worldwide."
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Seafish extends successful guide format
Seafish can now offer up-to-date advice on the status of 26 of the most popular fish species consumed in the UK.
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Major lobster breeding deal hatched in Cairns
Queensland is set to become a world leader in lobster aquaculture with the establishment of a major partnership in tropical rock lobster research and breeding between the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) and Lobster Harvest Pty Ltd.
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Shrimp bottom trawl fishery in East Indian Ocean not sustainable
A recent Friend of the Sea audit at the Indian bottom trawling fishery for Metapenaeus species (king, brown and pink prawns) has shown the fishery’s non compliance with Friend of the Sea sustainability criteria.
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Scientists: Culling whales will not help fisheries
Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean Program and published in the journal Science.
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World Fishing exhibition officially presented in Vigo
The official launch of this year’s World Fishing Exhibition-VIGO’09, which will take place from 16th to 19th of September, was held at the Maritime Station of Vigo last week.
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US plan to legitimise Japanese whaling revealed
Documents released by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) confirm the United States'' leadership in negotiations to undo the global moratorium on commercial whaling and extend unprecedented authorisation to the government of Japan to kill whales off its coastline and in international waters, says IFAW.
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NewsCommission moves to protect sharks
In early February, the European Commission adopted the first ever EU Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks.
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EMS strengthens presence in North America
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA has announced that the company’s offering on the North American continent is being significantly strengthened.
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Strategic contract in Malaysia
AKVA Group has been awarded a contract together with the Malaysian based construction company Erat Semarat Sdn Bhd for the building of a marine hatchery for the Malaysian Authorities.
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English fishing industry gets £1.2m grants boost
Almost £1.2 million in grants has been awarded to the English fishing industry from the European Fisheries Fund. This follows the £1m awarded in November 2008.
