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Higher efficiency engines with ultra-low emissions
The world’s two leading marine engine manufacturers, MAN Diesel and Wärtsilä Corporation, have agreed to propose a large scale Cooperative Research Project – HERCULES-ß – with the objective of maximising fuel efficiency while reducing emissions.
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NewsEmissions – the challenge today
Marine diesel engines of all types are coming under increasing scrutiny as major polluters of the world’s environment and, as a result, considerable effort is being devoted to the reduction of their emissions, but what is the problem?
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NewsSupporting Asia’s fisheries development
A market in Dhaka, BangladeshGreater awareness of marine fishery limitations has prompted governments to institute a change in approach, focusing on the rehabilitation of traditional fishing grounds and the development of sustainable fisheries industry. The major growth area for fisheries during the past decade has been in marine and freshwater ...
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NewsLiquid or flake?
Ice machine manufacturer Optimar Iceland claims that when it comes to fish freezing, liquid ice has more advantages than flake ice.
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NewsNew Gdansk fish refrigeration plant
On the premises of the Port Free Zone in the Port of Gdansk, a large refrigeration plant ‘Deep Sea Fishing Port Gdansk’ will be constructed, designed for handling and storing fish products.
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News‘Containerised’ block ice plants
Topographical names in Iceland and elsewhere in temperate climates imply that, long before the advent of mechanised refrigeration, ice was collected in the mountains during the winter and stored in the lowlands for warmer times.
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It’s REALCOLD ‘down under’
THE REALCOLD GROUP of New Zealand and Australia has selected UK-based freezing and chilling equipment specialist Starfrost as its exclusive partner and supplier of spiral freezing systems.
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Icelandic Group takes over Delpierre plant in France
As announced by the company earlier in the year, Icelandic Group has acquired the Freezing Division of Delpierre in Wimille (formerly SIF France).
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NewsNew low-salinity slurry system
Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada, in collaboration with Slurry-21 Co. Ltd., part of the Hitachi Zosen Group of Japan, has delivered the world’s first onboard low-salinity slurry system, producing slurry with approximately 2 to 3% salt content.
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NewsLonglining the Mustad way
Until the early 1970s, baiting, coiling and handling longline gear was done by hand. Nowadays, however, this can be done automatically with the Mustad Autoline System. There are three major phases to autolining:
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NewsSimple steps to responsible longlining
Despite being introduced to reduce the amount of by-catch caused by trawling, longlining still attracts a variety of animals that are not their targets – albatrosses and other seabirds among them.
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Vessels to be monitored by satellite
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will expand satellite monitoring to all Commonwealth licensed fishing vessels as part of new measures to ensure the sustainability of Commonwealth fisheries.
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NewsVessel monitoring system for improved security
Triteq Ltd has designed a secure vessel monitoring system, which assists global asset management and monitoring of exclusive economic zones by tracking fishing fleets at sea.
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Linear encoder scales fish measuring challenge
When Terralogic Ltd, a provider of rugged computer solutions, wanted to source a linear encoder that could work in harsh outdoor conditions, the Cardiff-based company turned to the SHG-TT from Newall Measurement Systems.
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NewsAutomated fish measurement
The CatchMeter, developed by Scantrol, the University of Aberdeen, IMR and MATCON, is a computer vision system that can automatically recognise the species of a fish and register its length along with other extended information on colour and shape.
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Irish Sea Fisheries Protection Authority to be established in January
During a visit to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources’ decentralised offices in Clonakilty on 2 November, Irish Minister of State, John Brown T.D., announced that the new independent statutory Sea Fisheries Protection Authority will be established on 1 January 2007.
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UK leads whaling protest in Iceland
On 1 November diplomats from around the world, led by Britain''s ambassador, delivered a strongly-worded protest ("demarche") condemning Iceland over its decision to resume commercial whaling.
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Fish and seafood devlopment conference announced
A two day conference designed to update delegates on the latest developments in fish and seafood products has recently been announced by organisers CCFRA, Seafish, Norconserv and the Norwegian Seafood Association.
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EU Fisheries Control Agency adopts first work programme for 2007
At the end of October, the Administrative Board of the Community Fisheries Control Agency, adopted the first work programme for the newly created Agency.
