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NewsPair trawling in Scotland
Pair trawling is becoming more popular in Northern Europe, with over 25 vessels pair trawling in the Faeroes. Many of these have chosen Scantrol’s iSYM PairLink to control and monitor the trawl winches.
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HB Grandi forms new company
Icelandic company HB Grandi hf., the company with the largest quota in the oceans around Iceland, has announced that it is to form a daughter company, Atlantic Pelagic B.V., in The Netherlands.
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NewsLeading in a competitive sea
Euronete says that it''s commitment to the fishing industry is “Leading in a competitive Sea” and, due to this commitment, the company is continuing to develop new products and improve the present product range.
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NewsNew fishmeal and fish oil factory for Killybegs
United Fish Industries Killybegs (UFI) recently announced that Donegal County Council has granted planning permission for the construction of a new €50m fishmeal and fish oil manufacturing facility at the Fishery Harbour Centre, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.
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NewsIndonesia
Government to support fish processing industry expansion - Indonesia’s fish processing industry is expected to receive an important boost from new regulations the government is due to introduce, requiring all fish caught by foreign vessels fishing in the country’s territorial waters to be landed and processed in Indonesia.
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Icelandic seafood sector report
The main factors determining the performance of Icelandic fisheries have been identified as: Price of seafood products Growth of major fish stocks Oil prices Development of wages and other costs Political involvement and possible changes in the fisheries management systemMain findingsExternal conditions are favourable for Icelandic seafood companies. Rising product ...
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Greenpeace and fish trade liberalisation
According to Greenpeace (GP), powers in the World Trade Organization (WT) are trying to significantly reduce and perhaps even eliminate tariffs on international fish trade. Their rationale is that further liberalisation of fish trade is both important and beneficial to developing countries. But GP disagrees.In a recently published paper “Trading ...
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NewsPescanova to build world's largest turbot factory
Pescanova S.A. will invest €140 million to build a factory to farm and process more than 7,000t of turbot per year in Portugal.
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45% reduction proposed for Ireland
Up to half of the 23 strong Irish pelagic fleet may have to find fishing opportunities outside the EU as indicated in a new government report published on 28 January.
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Sæplast and Tempra factories renamed
On 1 February 2007, the names Sæplast Dalvík and Tempra became Promens Dalvík and Promens Tempra.
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Fish Pool gets investment from IMAREX NOS
Fish Pool ASA, Norway''s only operational market for financial salmon contracts, on 27 February announced that IMAREX NOS ASA is making a strategic investment in Fish Pool ASA, with the aim of helping to build a liquid international market for seafood derivatives.
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Breaking new ground to bring our seas back to life
A pioneering project is being launched in the South West during spring 2007 to breathe new life into the coasts and seas around Cornwall, Devon and Dorset - a region where the sea is central to communities and the economy.
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New species discovered in Indonesian shark and ray survey
The five-year survey of catches at local fish markets provided the first detailed description of Indonesia’s shark and ray fauna – information which is critical to their management in Indonesia and Australia.
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Fisheries Committee discusses cod stocks in the Baltic Sea
The EP''s Fisheries Committee held a public hearing yesterday regarding cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks.
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Morocco to eliminate driftnet fishing
The King of Morocco has signed an agreement which will subsidise the phasing out of driftnets in Moroccan waters. WWF, the global conservation organisation, welcomes this major milestone in the banning of destructive fishing methods in the Mediterranean.
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NewsSpain refuses to name vessels licensed for shark finning
Oceana has said that it is very disappointed with the Spanish General Secretary of Marine Fisheries (GSMF) for refusing to supply the list of Spanish fishing boats that have licenses to cut the fins off sharks on board. The marine conservation organisation says that this information is necessary for Oceana ...
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Seafish launches Seafood Training Academy
The Seafood Training Academy is a brand new initiative to enhance training in the seafood sector. This partnership between leading seafood schools in the UK and industry body Seafish will be part of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing.
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NAFC finds healthy herring in salmon nets
The NAFC Marine Centres has recently harvested four boxes of herring from one of its experimental fish farm sites in Clift Sound Shetland.
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Commission proposes adoption of ICCAT recovery measures for bluefin tuna
Today the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the December 2006 Council Regulation on quotas for 2007, so as to include the recovery plan for bluefin tuna recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) last November.
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MSC invests in traceability for sustainable seafood
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is undertaking a review of the technical traceability requirements and verification procedures for seafood products carrying the MSC eco-label as part of an ongoing project to maximise the robustness and effectiveness of the MSC’s ‘Chain of Custody’ standard and certification programme.
