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New GPS-DGPS sensors
SAM Electronics has introduced two high-precision R4 GPS and Differential GPS sensors designed for worldwide navigation aboard vessels of all types and sizes as well as delineation of fishing grounds and support of hydrographic surveying operations.
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Redfish tagging cruise
The Marine Research Institute (MRI) of Iceland recently conducted a redfish tagging cruise using Underwater Tagging Equipment (UTE) from Star-Oddi.
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Sonartron electronics for “Sanmar II”
Sonartron Limited has provided the full electronic equipment package to Irishman Patrick Friel’s latest vessel, the “Sanmar II”, making this latest edition to the inshore fleet the most technically advanced crabber built.
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News“With SEVSAT we are connected all the time”
Willum Anderson, chief engineer on the “Huginn VE-55”, a 68m Icelandic fishing vessel which used to be out of range 95% of the time, says that SEVSAT gives them internet and telephone access on fishing grounds far away from shore.
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New Olfish-2007
Olrac, the company that developed Olfish, the software for the collection, management and reporting of commercial fishing data, launched the new version of its software, Olfish-2007 in January 2007.
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Marport announces Software Defined Acoustics Platform
Next-generation trawl monitoring solutions will require a software defined architecture that supports multiple signalling protocols, is interoperable with competitor products, and provides flexible, reconfigurable functions – all while operating on fixed hardware, according to Marport.
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IFREMER approves first Simrad ME70
Following a series of extensive tests IFREMER (French Marine Institute) has accepted and approved the Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echo sounder onboard the research ship “Thalassa”.
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New Super-flake ice machine MF83
At the beginning of 2007, Scotsman launched the new Super-flake ice machine MF83 for fishery and food processing applications.
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NewsCO2: an alternative fish freezing solution
Equipment specialist Starfrost has developed a revolutionary freezing system for seafood products that could previously only be processed using nitrogen.
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NewsBUUS to produce Sabroe machines
At BUUS Ice A/S in Denmark, last autumn was much busier than usual, due to the fact that Sabroe ice flake machines have been produced at BUUS, instead of previous company York, since July 2006.
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NewsCarotti’s ice machines
Carotti Ice was founded in 1960 and began the production of Ice Crush machines in 2001, in addition to its existing Ice Makers.
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NewsBetter fish quality
According to Fiskeriforskning, superchilling gives better quality compared with fillets that are chilled using the regular method.
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NewsSecond Deepchill™ for The Plitt Company
In January 2006, Sunwell delivered a Deepchill™ Variable-State Ice System to The Plitt Company of Chicago.
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NewsDSI frozen block handling
According to plate freezer manufacturer DSI there is an increased focus on the working environment onboard fishing vessels around the world.
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Record investment package for Irish seafood industry
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern T.D., along with Minister Noel Dempsey T.D. and Minister of State John Browne T.D., launched the Irish Government’s new National Seafood Strategy at a press conference on 28 January.
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£8.6 million investment in Brixham regeneration
Major funding is protecting the future of the fishing industry in the historic Devon port of Brixham and starting regeneration in the town.
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Bush Administration announces $140m for clean ocean priorities
The Bush Administration announced on 26 January major budget increases totalling more than $140 million to support coastal and marine conservation efforts in Fiscal Year 2008, and released the administration''s Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy.
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New Zealand: New surface longline restrictions in place
Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton announced on 26 January that he is placing restrictions on the use of surface longlines in order to address threats to albatross and other seabirds (see World Fishing News 7 December 2006).
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NewsTuna meeting outcome
Member states and organisers of five regional tuna management bodies agreed to share lists of illegal fishing fleets and to implement catch-tracking programmes in an action plan adopted in Kobe, Japan, at the end of the five-day international meeting.
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Smallest slurry ice machine available
Crytec, has announced that in Q1 2007 it will commence marketing its newest product – the CR001.CR001 is actually half the size of the current smallest dimension model, CR004, and is compatible for installations in small fishing boats with limited generator capacity and other applications requiring a small system foot ...
