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NFI says group pushing shrimp story chooses accusations over action
According to a statement from The US National Fisheries Institute (NFI), in testimony during a public hearing at the US Department of Labor yesterday, the AFL-CIO backed Solidarity Center again voiced accusations of ongoing abuses in the Thai and Bangladesh shrimp industry, without providing specifics.
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Skipsteknisk designs advanced research vessel for Chilean Navy
Skipsteknisk AS has entered into contract with Asmar Shipbuilding,Chile, for the design of a 71.3m advanced Fishery and Oceanographic Research Vessel of ST-367 design for the Chilean Navy.
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News"Örfirisey" refit expected to reduce fuel costs
HB Grandi''s freezer trawler "Örfirisey" is expected to be able to operate more economically following its recent extensive refit. A major part of the refit is the third trawl winch, allowing two trawls to be towed side-by-side.
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Stability monitor for fishing vessels improves safety
Hook Marine has recently launched a new stability monitor for fishing vessels that could play a significant role in preventing the loss of craft at sea.
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MoD to host VMSAcademy
New Centres provide skills development for Monitoring Control and Surveillance personnel Plans for a new package of Professional and Technical Training for Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) professionals were unveiled recently.
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NewsNaviScan: enhancing navigational safety in fishing
NaviScan integrates the navigation system and the radar in master mode. It enables simultaneous display on a PC (or several PCs via its Ethernet network interface) of marine charts and the radar overlay or of the radar alone, along with the tracks of other shipping.
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NewsPrototype lifeboat L&RS completes successful trials
A new Launch and Recovery System (L&RS) developed by Supacat for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new class of all-weather lifeboat (ALB) has successfully undergone a two year trial programme, culminating in rough weather trials completed during the winter of 2007/2008.
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NewsNew device to save more lives
Australian marine technology company, Mobilarm, has launched its new Mobilarm V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon) which is designed to provide commercial mariners with a faster, more efficient man overboard (MOB) rescue system than traditional personal EPIRB devices.
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NewsNew environmentally friendly EPIRB and SART
The Jotron Group has launched a new range of EPIRBs (Tron 40S MkII and Tron 40GPS MkII) as well as a new SART (Tron SART20). In addition to introducing a range of new technical features, Jotron AS has placed great emphasis on ensuring the new products are as environmentally friendly ...
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NewsAlbatross Task Force doubles
Fighting to save the albatross from extinction, the RSPB and BirdLife International are to double the number of countries in which they work.
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NewsLonglining in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Two longline vessels were inspected and licensed to fish for Toothfish in the South Sandwich Islands in April. Inspection and licensing was carried out in Cumberland Bay, before the ships sailed on to area 48.4, to the north of the South Sandwich Islands, to fish.
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NewsTo equip or not to equip?
Transas looks at the AIS Class B issue debate - can a compromise be found?
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Ibercisa's order book
Deck machinery manufacturer, Ibercisa, is currently working on the following orders:
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Tulsa Winch Group buys LANTEC Winch & Gear Inc.
Tulsa Winch Group has announced the acquisition of Canadian-based LANTEC Winch & Gear, Inc.
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Deck equipment package for Chilean oceanographic vessel
Triplex AS has been selected as supplier of deck equipment for the new Multipurpose Research Vessel that will be built by ASMAR for the Chilean Navy (for more information see http://www.worldfishing.net/product_library/product_library.ehtml?o=2158).
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NewsIsle of Man hydrodredge sea trials complete
Sea trials to test a low impact ‘hydrodredge’ which uses a cup arrangement instead of scallop teeth to extract shellfish from the sea bed were completed last year by researchers at School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales, and a report of their findings has now been published.
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NewsWireless FishMeter in demand by research institutes
Scantrol has received its first orders for the new wireless FishMeter and is ready to deliver.
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NewsIncreasing efficiency in pelagic/semi-pelagic trawling
Scanmar shares its trawling experience with World Fishing and gives advice on how to increase efficiency.
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NewsIceland
Drastic quota cuts shake Icelandic fishing industry - It came as a shock to the Icelandic fishing community when the Minister of Fisheries announced last summer that the cod quota would be cut by 33% the following fishing year which started September 1, 2007 and will end August 31, 2008, ...
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NewsSecret Albania
The difficult relationship between fishermen and politicians and bureaucrats is well documented. At its heart has been the disagreement over the value and validity of the data on which so many political decisions have been based in the past.Were the politicians and bureaucrats such as himself listening to the Albanian ...
