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Three new pelagic vessels
During the company’s 32 years of designing vessels, it has always had a strong focus on developments for the fishing vessel fleet – and says that the focus on this market will continue in the future. In a slow market for new pelagic vessels, five large pelagic vessels are now ...
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Integrated bridge system for new Scottish fisheries patrol vessel
The equipment, to be supplied by Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit, will include a complete networked system that ties together all of the ship’s navigation sensors and steering controls into an integrated bridge system (IBS) running on electronic nautical charts.The new 2,181gt patrol vessel, based on the “Jura” which ...
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Simulation for tuna seining
As computer software reaches into every area of fisheries, the design of seine nets is no exception. French netting specialist Le Drezen has pioneered the use of a unique modelling software program that digitally simulates a haul, thus helping vessel owners and skippers to design the seine best suited to ...
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Positive feedback for Sapphire
Sapphire, the flagship brand of PE compact nettings from the Indian manufacturer Garware Wall Ropes Ltd, is becoming more and more popular amongst trawl owners around the world, with a particularly good response from skippers in South Africa and Namibia.
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NewsTrawl monitoring for “Bergur Huginn” and “Gjogur”
Marport, a marine technology company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of acoustic sensing, processing and communications products, announced in early August that it has been selected as the supplier of complete trawl monitoring and net sounder systems for the fresh fish trawlers “Bergur Huginn” NB44 and “Gjogur” NB45.
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NewsNeptune for I&J vessels
Earlier this year, the South African based Irvin & Johnson purchased a pair of 8m2, 3400kg Polar Neptune trawl doors for their Sterkoder type, “Bluebell”.
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NewsNotus vessels see immediate fishing improvements
According to Notus Electonics Ltd, “install Notus and you see improved fishing immediately”. The company claims that this has been the result for the ever increasing number of trawlers installing the Trawlmaster.
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News“Strømegg” new build takes full fish finding package
Simrad has been chosen to supply the 62.6m “Strømegg”, a new build combined pelagic trawler/purse seiner currently in production at Karstensens Skibsværft, Denmark, with a complete electronic high performance fish finding package.
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NewsNew smoked eel filleting machine
The new ST501 from STEEN has been developed to make eel fillets from smoked eels automatically, replacing a very labour intensive process which, up until now, was done by hand.
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NewsRedesigned filleting machine
Swedish fish processing machine manufacturer AB SEAC has redesigned one of the most common fish processing machines on the market – the ARENCO SFD-300.
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NewsPelagic processing solutions
In the area of processing pelagic fish, Skaginn has developed fully automatic total solutions, as well as partial processing units, for weighing, packing and palletising pelagic products.
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NewsIshida’s revolutionary traysealer
At Scanpack, at the end of October, Ishida Europe will unveil a brand new traysealer capable of sealing speeds of 200 trays per minute, an innovative X-ray inspection system, a new multihead weigher specifically developed for fresh meat and an integrated mini packing line for fresh products and ready meals. ...
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Proven weighing and labelling performance
AEW Delford Systems, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of weighing, grading and labelling equipment, demonstrated successful weighing and weigh labelling systems at PPMA 2006.
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Introducing RFID technology to fisheries
Food quality is one of the most important aspects of modern living, and the basis for wellness around the world.
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NewsMauritania
Following the announcement of the fisheries deal agreed between Mauritania and the EU, Pieter Tesch discusses the details with Mauritanian fisheries minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Sidina.
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Striking a balance
World Fishing: What are your most important current projects and issues?Dr Simon Cripps: WWF's Global Marine Programme endeavours to protect marine life and the oceans, and the livelihoods of those that depend on them. In partnership with users of the marine environment, e.g. shipping companies and the fishing sector, WWF ...
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NewsLatest S-VDR from Sperry
Northrop Grumman has been awarded type approval by the US Coast Guard for the Sperry Marine VoyageMaster II Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR), one of many such units now available on the market.
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NewsSmartFind EPIRB gains type approval
Emergency Location Beacon manufacturer and technology pioneer, McMurdo has gained type approval for the new SmartFind EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon).
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How to co-manage a fishery
Industrialised nations have developed fisheries management systems that directly and substantially affect the fishing industry’s operations and catches, and cause major socio-economic changes among people and communities associated with fisheries.
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SSMG - Grade A certification
Staff and shellfish farmers at the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) are celebrating after the company’s achievement in gaining Grade A European Food Safety Inspection Service (EFSIS) certification.
