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Vikings go Dutch on slurry
Holland’s YORK International and Optimar Iceland have joined forces to introduce a new generation of slurry-ice machines called SABROE Optim-Ice.
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Partners in seafood quality not crime
The VMD's random tests include local and imported fish for residues of regulated or banned products and antibiotics. Where levels are breached, VMD reports to the country of origin for action, and to Brussels which passes on the information to all EU countries' inspectorates. Non-EU countries have to provide “equivalent ...
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NewsLicence application flood delays South African fishing season
It all started with the decision of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (SADEA) to issue long-term fishing rights for the first time, starting in 2006. Rights were to be issued for between 10 and 15 years and the overall value of the rights in terms of catch has ...
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Who’s in Charge
Time to ask where? What? and Why? - The FISHFOLK Internet discussion list* is a stage on which current and not so current issues are often thrashed out. The focus is usually very American, reflecting where most of its aficionados come from. Recently, however, Bill Bartlett, one of the list’s ...
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China’s wild crackdown
More than 70 per cent of all fish eaten by the Chinese will be from land, not sea, by 2010. Vice-Minister of Agriculture Niu Dun said China’s land production would rise to 60 million tonnes from 51 million now.
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NewsFishermen, stakeholders in the future of coral reefs
Jamaican coralSubsistence and growth of coral depends on a number of requirements, temperature, irradiance, calcium carbonate saturation, turbidity, sedimentation, salinity, pH and nutrients. The level of these variables determines the processes of photosynthesis and calcification, and also the level of survival. In turn these requirements are affected by meteorological processes, ...
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Japan urged to stop scientific whaling
Sixteen countries worldwide presented a formal diplomatic representation to the Japanese Government urging it to stop its Antarctic whaling programme last week.
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Member States fail to stop overfishing
Overfishing is still one of the main law infrigment committed by the EU Member States, acording to the Common Fisheries Policy Scoreboard published last week by the European Commission
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NewsForget the shaft oil can for ever?
Sweden’s Hägglunds Drives AB sees a future where shaft drives are eliminated between engine and propeller on small to medium size vessels and replaced with hydraulic systems.
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NewsEC proposes recovery plan for plaice and sole in the North Sea
The European Commission (EC) has launched a proposal for a long-term management plan for plaice and sole fisheries in the North Sea. The plan is aimed to gradually reduce fishing mortality, which is expected to decrease 10 per cent year on year, on sole and plaice from its current levels ...
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Australia tackles illegal fishing in the North
Ending illegal fishing is top of the priorities for the Australian Government. After targeting illegal fishing for Patagonian Toothfish in Australia’s EEZ in the Southern Ocean, the Government is now committed to end illegal fishing in the North.
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First Tuna Fishery seeks MSC certification
The first tuna fishery has applied to be assessed under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) program for sustainable and well-managed fisheries, says a statement from the MSC.
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Live Food Fish Carrier wins international ship design competition
A group from the University of Newcastle’s School of Marine Science and Technology won the international prize given by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, the US professional engineering body for the marine industry, for the design of a novel and innovative Live Food Fish Carrier for the ...
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EU quotas decided for 2006
Last December the European Council concluded the fishing possibilities for 2006 for the different species in EU waters.
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Simrad appoints Echomaster Marine as UK sales & service company
Simrad has announced the appointment of Echomaster Marine as the UK sales & service company for its range of advanced hydroacoustic systems.
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EU and Cape Verde sign new fisheries agreement
The European Commission and Cape Verde concluded last December a new 5-year fisheries partnership that will provide fishing opportunities exclusively for tuna to 84 EU vessels.
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Yemen to get US$25 million
Yemen’s fishing industry is going to receive a US$25 million credit from the World Bank to improve fisheries resources management and conservation.
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Securing our Fishing Future
Outline of the $220m fisheries package and the impacts on individual fisheries
