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Vónin makes fishing more profitable
Vónin’s new sorting system for pelagic fishery is designed to improve profitability and consists of a four-sided net tunnel with a flexible grid fitted inside. This sorts larger fishes from, for example, blue whiting and herring. The larger fish that do not pass through the grid, escape through an opening ...
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New fish finders and radars from Furuno
Furuno’s just announced FCV-585 and FCV-620 digital, dual-frequency fish finders incorporate the latest in digital filtering for enhanced detail and accuracy.
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Beyond the limit in the Arctic
There are two major issues regarding Svalbard and fishing. One is the problems with illegal fishing around the archipelago. The other is Norwegian jurisdiction in the same area. When the Norwegian Coast Guard arrests a Russian or Spanish trawler, accusing them for illegal fishing, both questions have to be dealt ...
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FAO, tuna and fuzzy logic
“Not all that can be measured is important and not all that is important can be measured” - Albert Einstein - I have on my desk a copy of “Management of tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics” (FAO Fisheries Proceedings 2 – publication-sales@fao.org. 2005, 336 p). The book ...
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Mauritania and the EU fail to agree
First five-year treatyThe first five year treaty with the EU was concluded in 1996 when the then government of ousted president Maaouiya Ould Taya sought to replace the diminishing and ageing visiting fleet of the former Soviet Union and its allies with the presence of modern EU vessels.Under its umbrella ...
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New agent for Trefjar
Iceland’s Trefjar Ltd, builder of the Cleopatra Range of fast fishing, charter angling, harbour launches, survey vessels and general workboats, has signed an exclusive agreement with Devon-based WaterMota Ltd to look after its interests in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
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No EU Fishing in Western Sahara
Campaigners from 19 European countries came together late in February to stop the European Union ratifying an Agreement which would violate international law and see European boats fishing in the waters of Africa’s last colony.
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Intended acquisition of Radio Holland Group by Imtech
Radio Holland Group B.V. has announced that Imtech N.V. intends to acquire its shares subject to the approval of the NMA (Dutch competition Authority) and the German Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel office). The acquisition will almost double the revenues of Imtech in the maritime market and place it in the ...
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Marorka’s management system approved
Iceland’s Marorka has received certification of its quality management system from classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Last year, the company implemented a quality management system built on the ISO 9001:2000 standard which was successfully audited by DNV last December. In order to receive certification, Marorka has demonstrated that work ...
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Australia and New Zealand support IUU
Senator Eric Abetz, Australia’s Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation, announced, early in March, his country’s involvement in nine multilateral initiatives to accelerate the global fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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World's largest fish farming company formed
Norway’s Pan Fish ASA has acquired all the outstanding shares in Marine Harvest for E1,325 million (enterprise value). The combination of Pan Fish-Marine Harvest will become the world''s undisputed leader in the fish farming business, with an annual salmon production of 346,000 tonnes (wfe) in 2006. In addition, Pan Fish ...
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Bumper US highlights Europe’s woes
Exports of US seafood continue to grow dramatically in value and volume, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Live fish carrier from and for Norway
Norway’s Aas Mek Verksted has delivered the live fish carrier M/V Ronja Pioneer to Sølvtrans AS of Ålesund on the west coast of Norway, and says this is the sixth such vessel it has built for Sølvtrans.
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FLOTTWEG offers a whale of a time
We have asked you before whether you are “tricantering or not my man” [WF March 2004] and Flottweg of Germany says it has now given a new twist to its helical products by tackling a whale’s favourite dinner -- krill, with alginates thrown in for flavour.
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Geonet for sharp shooting
Britanny''s iXTrawl reports that customers are happy about the reliability and robustness of its trawl sensors which work with Geonet to improve trawl positioning and allow the bridge to check if the trawl is working properly.
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Cosmos trawl gear on França Morte
Danish trawl specialist and Hampidjan Group partner, Cosmos Trawl A/S, has supplied the trawl gear for Portugal’s new 73.8-metre freezer/stern trawler the França Morte.
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Making pelagic fishing more efficient
Egersund Trawl from Norway, continues the development of equipment to make pelagic fishing more efficient.
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Survival suits boost
Strømme AS of Norway hopes to capitalise on new International Maritime Organization rules to sell more Helly Hansen surivival suits to the international merchant and fishing fleets.
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Calling in the MOB
McMurdo, in collaboration with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have launched their new Man Overboard (MOB) Guardian, a safety device which signals to the RNLI the position of a vessel with the MOB on board.
