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It was tough in 2001 for Portugal
n a country with a fishing tradition, the number of fishermen keeps on decreasing. For one of the biggest consumers of fish in the world, the catches have dropped.During 2001, landings in Portuguese ports were 146,000 tons of fresh fish, representing a decrease of 4% as compared as the year ...
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Spanish processing sector faces continuous raw material problems
Jose Luis Freire, president of Conxemar, Spain''s Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Manufacturers and Exporters of Fish Products and Fish Farming talks about the isssues surrounding the Spanish processing sector - How would you assess the present situation of the fishing products processing industry in Spain?
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Integrated design and equipment packages for fishing vessels
Fishing vessels are now benefiting from unrivalled experience gained by Rolls-Royce from its integrated design and equipment packages for offshore vessels - Two purse seiner/pelagic trawlers now under construction mark a significant step for Rolls-Royce. This is the first time the company has supplied integrated design and equipment packages ...
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Integrated design and equipment packages for fishing vessels
Fishing vessels are now benefiting from unrivalled experience gained by Rolls-Royce from its integrated design and equipment packages for offshore vessels - Two purse seiner/pelagic trawlers now under construction mark a significant step for Rolls-Royce. This is the first time the company has supplied integrated design and equipment packages ...
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Pakistan
Pakistan is one of many countries in the east wishing to improve its commercial fishing industry. Pilar Santamaria reports - Pakistan''s rich fishery resources are not reflected in the export earnings from the fishery sector which has remained stagnant around US$ 150 million during last decade. Pakistan''s export stood ...
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Fishing deal struck at World Summit
A global plan to restore the world''s heavily depleted fish stocks by 2015 has been agreed at the World Development Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Something to believe in
There is something to be said about being positive in times of crisis. It is far to easy just to give up or give in and far more harder to pick yourself up and try again, to battle against all odds.That thought must have crossed the minds of many British ...
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Starfish trial a success for Bridon
Bridon Ropes, the leading wire manufacturer has developed yet another rope that has proven to be a winner after a trial period of 16 months .
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Morgere has successful trial with oval trawl door
Some of trawl door manufacturer, Morgere''s good customers have had the nostalgy of the ''eggshape'' Morgere Polyvalent doors the company designed some 40 years ago.
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Van Beelen reports good year
Dutch netting specialist Van Beelen''s new light Enkalon twine for mid-water trawls is proving very popular according to the company along with its Stealth rope.
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NewsNorthstar announces new NETMIND(tm) system bottom contact sensor
Northstar Technical Inc., manufacturer of the NETMIND(tm) Trawl Monitor System, has announced the introduction of the BOTTOM CONTACT SENSOR to the world''s fishing industry. The Bottom Contact sensor, the latest addition to the NETMIND(tm) suite of wireless sensors, is suspended vertically from the footrope of the trawl.
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Association tackles the EU issue
LIU, the Association of Icelandic Fishing Vessel Owners, is strongly against EU membership because, simply, it wants to keep hold of the success it has had in the last decade and more importantly keep a hold of management of its own waters."It wouldn't be right for Iceland to adopt the ...
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Cleaning fuel? Do it the Danish way
Danish oilcare equipment manufacturer C.C.Jensen A/S has 50 years' experience in cleaning fuel on fishing vessels and has around 90% of the Danish vessels as a guarantee for an efficient and reliable product. In the past 5 -10 years the product has been exported to skippers from Iceland to Chile ...
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Why 1897 was an important year for Scania
World Fishing looks back at the history of one of the world''s most important engine manufacturers - The world-famous tenor Enrico Caruso made his first gramophone recording 100 years ago. Pepsi-Cola was founded and the teddy-bear was introduced. The same year, Scania presented its first marine engine, which makes Scania ...
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Parson's to cut costs for users
Parsons Chain''s continuing research into reducing the trawler''s operating cost, by introducing improved designs and materials for their Trawlex range of chains and chain fittings have resulted in to their latest addition to the range, Profile Chain.
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Big increases in Simrad sonar use
Simrad has seen a rapid increase in its sales of Sonar over the past year. In Norway alone deliveries are up by 50% with substantial increases recorded in other parts of the world since the introduction of the new SP60.
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Ymuiden Stores Holland shows strong in Icelandic fisheries industry
By participating for the 5th consecutive time in the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, Ymuiden Stores Holland is showing not only a real interest in the world trade of fishing but also in particular in fishing activities on Iceland.
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Marel has success with pinbone project
Icelandic processing and grading specialist Marel will launch a revolutionary pin-bone remover on to the market early in 2003.
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New hauler to be launched by Vaki
Fish gear specialist Vaki-DNG is building on the success of its current range of products which include the LineTec, TrawlTec and SeineTec devices, and will launch a new type of hauler driven by electricity instead of the traditional hydraulic motors, at this year''s Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition taking place in September.
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Eimskip offers total transportation
Eimskip has evolved through the years to become a leading provider of total transportation solutions in the North Atlantic.
