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    Industry experts impressed by Nesco's innovation

    2004-09-17T10:25:00Z

    A company from Hull is playing a major part in the drive to help UK fishing fleets secure higher prices through better quality landings.

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    Masto says rope life is extended by 50-100%

    2004-08-19T11:49:00Z

    Masto Wire-Service AS of Kristiansand S Norway is the maker of the well known Masto high-pressure wire rope lubricator.

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    UK seafood market worth £5 billion

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    The seafood market in the UK is estimated to be worth almost £5 billion, according to recent research by the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish).

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    IWC agrees call to action on whale welfare

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    nternational agreement on the need to address the inherent cruelty of whaling was reached at the 56th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Sorrento, Italy. The Resolution by New Zealand, with 16 co-sponsoring countries, calls for action to stop the suffering involved in modern day whaling ...

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    World Fishing Exhibition Vigo: one year on

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    A year on from the Vigo World Fishing Exhibition we asked some of the participants how business had fared since then and this is what they had to tell us.

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    Back to traditional fisheries

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    How the other half catches

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    Finishing bycatch from prawns

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Trawl cuts discards by up to 65 per cent

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    Simrad supplies electronic equipment for Libas

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Simrad has supplied an extensive suite of hydro acoustic and navigation equipment to the 94m Libas, the largest pelagic vessel in the Norwegian fleet. Built at the Fitjar Mek Verkstad shipyard in Norway for Lie Management.

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    Dan Fender cuts float weight by 24kgs

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Denmark-based Dan Fender says its trawl-float fender can cut 24kgs off the weight of a traditional float system. It produces the special ''Skaw'' fender for Polar Skagen in Denmark. They are filled with a special polyurethane mixture in liquid form that hardens to produce a rigid float that works down ...

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    Faroese trawl cooks up herring with Swedes in two days

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Vónin of the Faroes says it is very happy with the results of a new trawl and codend, designed for blue whiting, which it has supplied to Swedish trawler TOR-ÖN.

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    Panama grows by 30% in Spain

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Spanish shipyard Astilleros Valiña has reported completion of work to enlarge and upgrade the Panamanian tuna vessel Contadora I. The expansion from 63.3 metres to 83.10m focused on the central part of the vessel.

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    Polysteel, Tecnocompact and Tecnoplus from Tecnored

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Tecnored of Spain has recently introduced several new products in its manufacturing range such as ''Polysteel'' ''Tecnocompact'' and ''Tecnoplus'' .

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    Scania's latest 12-litre engine

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Scania says it will start production from this autumn of a new, 12-litre engine with an electronic engine management system (EMS) which it says brings high performance, low operating costs and low exhaust emissions.

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    New Volvo penta engine for small fishing boats

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Volvo Penta''s new D9 diesel engine offers very high performance characteristics combined with low exhaust and noise emissions as well as minimal vibrations resulting in a high degree of onboard comfort. Available in two power output alternatives, 500 and 575 horsepower, the Volvo Penta D9 is a powerful alternative for ...

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    ULTRA-SEP Bilge Water Separators gain USA certificates

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    ULTRA-SEP Bilge Water Separators has gained the first U.S. Coast Guard certification worldwide for treating emulsions to new IMO Standards MEP.107 (49).

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    New bilge filter for cleaner seas

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Denmark-based filtration experts C.C. Jensen A/S has developed a new filtration unit, in collaboration with DMA Sorption ApS, which they say guarantees that the oil content is below 15 parts per million (ppm) throughout the lifespan of the filter elements.

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    Two new deliveries from Maaskant

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    Ducht based Maaskant shipyards has delivered a new beam trawler for Van Dam V. O.F. at Goedereede (Holland) last month. Vrouw Grietje is fishing for demersal fish in the North Sea. Maaskant has also built a new mussel dredger, LoliPop, at its installation in Bruinisse (Holland) for the ...

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    Morgere launches Delta doors

    2004-08-01T12:40:00Z

    French company Morgere Trawl Doors has just launched a new type of midwater trawl door which it calls its Delta doors. The move was in response to several netmakers, the company said and they were developed in collaboration with the French national sea research institute at Boulogne sur Mer ...

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    France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications announces full availability of the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) on Inmarsat-C and Mini-C

    2004-07-26T14:25:00Z

    France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has upgraded its land earth station in Aussaguel, France to ensure that its Inmarsat-C and Mini-C services are SSAS-compatible. The SSAS heightens security on board ship in the event of attack enabling captain or crew to send out a ‘covert’ alert and rapidly obtain assistance. ...

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    New Dawn for wooden trawler

    2004-07-02T11:29:00Z

    Scottish Macduff Shipyards has completed wooden trawler New Dawn FR470 for Alistair Bruce and partners of Fraserburgh. Macduff said she is a very sturdy, versatile craft, and is laid out for a single and twin-rig trawling, to operate through Caley Fisheries in Fraserburgh.