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NEW GITTE HENNING GOES GREEN

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8 A contract has been signed for a new Salt-designed Gitte Henning

Ending speculation that he was about to leave the industry, Danish skipper and fishing vessel owner Henning Kjeldsen has placed an order for a new Gitte Henning.

This comes less than two years after the delivery of the last Gitte Henning in May 2018. Henning Kjeldsen has been at the centre of controversy in Denmark as the fleet of vessels under the company name has fluctuated in recent years.

In 2019 the latest Gitte Henning was sold to Varðin in the Faroe Islands, which needed a replacement for the laid-up Tróndur í Gøtu, fuelling speculation that Henning

Kjeldsen was about to sell up and leave fishing for good.

He confirmed that this had been on his mind, and there had been tempting offers for his pelagic fishing rights.

“Thinking about the future, I got cold feet at the prospect of doing nothing,” he said. “So I got in touch with Salt Ship Design.”

A contract has been signed for a new Gitte Henning, designed by Salt and this time the new vessel will be built at the Zamakona yard in Spain – and it incorporates a great deal of new thinking and environmentallyfriendly systems, some of which have not previously been seen in the fishing sector.

8 Read more about Gitte Henning on page 25

ALLEGATIONS ROCK ICELAND AND NAMIBIA Icelandic fishing company Samherji is at the centre of explosive allegations that to ensure access to quotas for horse mackerel in African waters, bribes were paid over an extended period to prominent figures in Namibia, including two now former Ministers who quickly resigned as the scandal broke.

Namibia’s former fisheries minister Bernhardt Esau, former justice minister Sacky Shanghala and three others are currently in custody in Namibia and are expected to appear in court early in 2020. Albert Kawana has been appointed Namibia’s acting Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources.

The scandal was sparked by a documentary produced by journalists at Stundin, Icelandic state broadcaster RÚV, Al-Jazeera and Wikileaks, alleging that an estimated $10 million in bribes was paid to

8 Namibia’s former Minister of Fisheries Bernhardt Esau has been implicated in a cash for quotas scandal

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Bernhardt Esau and figures close to him between 2012 and 2018. Former director of Samherji’s operations in Namibia Jóhannes Stefánsson came forward to blow the whistle on the company’s activities, detailing both the level of bribes allegedly paid and revenue routed through a network of accounts in Cyprus, Dubai and Norway, and a company based in the Marshall Islands.

Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has stated that the entire matter must be investigated thoroughly, adding that this already has the attention of the Icelandic justice system and the tax authorities have also received data from Namibia relevant to the case.

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Someone has to be biggest

The Dutch (super)trawler operators can be accused of many things, but what they most definitely are not is stupid

For a few weeks in the autumn, a couple of the largest trawlers in the world were fishing in the English Channel. This is nothing new, and has happened every year for decades. It’s part of the routine that the pelagic vessels follow. What’s happened this time is a new outpouring of fury and demands to ban supertrawlers.

It’s open to debate whether this a dose of xenophobia, because these trawlers operate under German, Dutch and Lithuanian flags – all working within a quota regime that’s within the law, regardless of the fact that this isn’t to everyone’s taste. Or maybe it’s just another portion of the ‘big is bad’ mantra that a group of organisations like to repeat at every opportunity.

While there are demands for ‘supertrawlers’ to be banned – and there’s even a petition online somewhere to this effect – it seems there’s no real idea of what constitutes a supertrawler.

Are we talking simply about size? Fair enough, some of these boats are the largest fishing vessels in existence. But in straightforward size terms they’re small potatoes compared to the commercial and military vessels that sail up and down the Channel. There are even zillionares’ toy boats that are practically in this size bracket.

Or is engine power the deciding factor? If so, then the definition would encompass practically the entire pelagic fleet working in the North Atlantic, not just the handful of freezer vessels. On the other hand, should there be some multiplier of engine power and capacity to reach a definition of what does or doesn’t constitute a supertrawler? But that’s a complex proposition that requires some thought and which can be argued about endlessly.

If it’s fishing capacity that’s the deciding factor, then the freezer trawlers, limited by finite processing capability, are way behind the RSW tank boats which can – in theory – land a thousand tonnes and be back out again tomorrow to scoop up the same again.

Then there are the accusations that the single purpose of the blackhulled supertrawlers is to empty the oceans of all marine life, which is so far from reality as to be laughable. The Dutch (super)trawler operators can be accused of many things, but what they most definitely are not is stupid.

This is a business model that for decades has been to catch more or less the same amount and mix of species every year, and to sell this fish to the same markets, year after year. It’s about stability, which is what the rest of the supply chain wants, all the way to the consumer.

If there’s any group of people with a clear interest in maintaining a healthy and stable marine environment, it’s the people who run these trawlers – super or otherwise.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Batteries reduce fish farm’s energy costs A large-scale storage system developed by Tesvolt and Kverneland Energi is helping aquaculture company, Kvarøy, reduce diesel emissions by 60% and cut operating costs by up to €200,000 per cycle.

Russia launches national fish brand To boost Russian's competitiveness and profile in the global market, the government and industry have launched a single national brand, Russian Fish, a quality mark for fish products in the country

Westcon to build Rimfrost krill vessel Norwegian krill processor Rimfrost has awarded a contract to Westcon for the building of a new krill fishing vessel worth more than NOK1 billion.

DTU appoints new fish stocks statistician DTU has appointed a new professor to focus on the statistical modelling of marine systems and, in particular, models for fish stock reassessment.

Hydroniq’s coolers to Sølvtrans wellboat Norwegian shipbuilder Myklebust Verft has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver a hull-integrated seawater cooling system to a vessel for Sølvtrans.

Equality shortfall Ahead of the FAO Fisheries Responsibility Symposium which brought together 800 experts in Rome, Meryl Williams and WSI prepared a summary of their latest understanding of marine resource mismanagement.

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SAMHERJI CEO STEPS ASIDE The allegations made against Icelandic fishing company Samherji are undoubtedly going to have far-reaching implications.

Arrests of prominent figures have already been made in Namibia, where an investigation had already been in progress for some time, and former ministers and figures close to them are expected to appear in court in February.

An investigation is also reported to be underway at Norwegian bank DNB, which is understood to have off-boarded the account of the Marshall Islands company implicated in the allegations, unable to verify the beneficial owners of the funds involved and suspecting that the bank was being used as a part of a route to launder money.

Samherji has come out fighting in the face of these highly damaging and extremely serious allegations made by the investigative group, and backed up by whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson. Both Icelandic state broadcaster RÚV and Al-Jazeera have broadcast hour-long documentaries detailing the extent of corruption in Namibia’s quota allocation processes – and Samherji’s alleged participation.

One of Iceland’s largest fishing companies, the company is a household name in Iceland, where the story is well known of its growth from a small operation with a single trawler to a global player with interests in fisheries, processing and seafood sales in a number of countries, including France, German, Spain, Poland, Norway and the UK. CEO Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson has been the key figure at the centre of Samherji’s activities from the outset, with a hands-on, no-nonsense style of running the business that reputedly extends to selecting skippers of the numerous fishing vessels the company owns or in which is has interests, and a reputation for taking no prisoners when it comes to business.

In the face of the claims made against it, Samherji has stated that it has brought in Norwegian law firm Wikborg Rein to conduct an in-house investigation, reporting to the company’s board – and for the

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first time in forty years, Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson is no longer at the head of the company. As he has stepped aside as CEO, and also from parallel roles in a number of Samherji’s overseas companies, Björgólfur Jóhannsson has been brought in as acting CEO. A former CEO & President of Icelandair Group, chair of Fisheries Iceland (SFF), chair of The Icelandic Employers Association (SA) and CEO of the seafood company Icelandic Group, he is a substantial figure within the Icelandic business community, and faces the task of holding things together – at least until the company’s internal investigation has been concluded.

8 Björgólfur Jóhannsson (left) has replaced Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson as Samherji’s CEO for the duration of the company’s internal investigation into the serious allegations made over its conduct in Namibia

“Samherji plays an important role in the fishing industry worldwide and we have a responsibility towards our people and customers. I am deeply saddened by the circumstances, but I will do my best to safeguard the interest of Samherji and its employees,” said Björgólfur Jóhannsson as he stepped into the CEO’s shoes.

Wikborg Rein representatives have already stated that Samherji will withdraw from operations in Namibia within a matter of months.

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RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS READY TO SHINE? A new report analysing the ever-increasing investment in recirculating aquaculture systems points to these technologies disrupting the salmon sector within the next decade, writes Jason Holland Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) have been a part of the seafood landscape for several years, with a relatively low success rate to date. But now the latest wave of land-based production innovations are being primed to change the face of fish farming – starting with the salmon sector, claims a new report from Dutch multinational finance group Rabobank.

Compiled by RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness analyst Beyhan de Jong, the Aquaculture 2.0: RAS Is Driving Change report finds that the number of proposed projects to farm seafood species using RAS is increasing on almost a daily basis, with the majority of enterprises focusing on salmon farming.

This trend, it identifies, is being driven by the increasing global demand for salmon, the species’ high prices, and also the perception that there can be only limited growth in the conventional production of these fish in sea pens and cages due to licensing constraints and biological challenges.

More than 50 projects aiming to farm salmon in land-based systems have been recorded, with a total estimated production of 700,000 tonnes by 2030, or 25% of the current total salmon production. While Rabobank feels this volume is unlikely to be reached within the 10-year timescale for a variety of reasons, it does believe that RAS systems have the potential to produce 250,000 tonnes by this date.

Not surprisingly, due to its salmon farming know-how and existing cold chain and logistics infrastructure, Norway will be home to the majority of these planned land-based salmon farms. Yet this research finds that total proposed production volumes are highest in the United States, followed by China, and this is attributed to the high demand growth rates in these major seafood markets.

MODEST BEGINNINGS One-third of the proposed RAS projects mapped by Rabobank target a production volume up to 5,000 tonnes by 2026 or later, while the majority of the projects aim for a production volume between 5,000 to 35,000 tonnes.

So far, the largest harvest volume targeted by a single RAS facility is by the Miami-based aquaculture producer Atlantic Sapphire, which wants the facility it’s currently building to harvest 220,000 tonnes. At the same time, the Singapore-based firm Pure Salmon is aiming for a global salmon volume of 260,000 tonnes, of which 100,000 tonnes will be produced China.

Only a few projects are actually harvesting salmon today.

Others are at the financing stage, or getting permits, and some are constructing their facilities. Indeed, the report states that despite the large planned production, the current salmon volumes coming from RAS are only around 3,000 tonnes, with no company currently producing more than 1,000 tonnes.

Nevertheless, with the number of announced projects increasing from 30 to over 50 from 2018 to 2019, more than doubling the planned production volumes, the report reckons this pace of growth means it’s reasonable to expect more proposals to be added to the pipeline, and this might increase planned volumes up to 1 million tonnes next year.

It also offers that RAS could be a disruptive aquaculture technology in the next 10 years – not only in terms of adding 6 | DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020

volumes to salmon production, but also by potentially disrupting trade flows, supply chains, and the marketing of salmon. There’s also the further assertion that land-based salmon could almost be a mainstream product in the next decade if the proposed RAS salmon projects can more or less achieve their harvest levels and successfully deliver a volume of around 500,000 tonnes.

8 Research concludes that growth salmon production is increasingly in shorebased RAS facilities instead of in sea cages

OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS While RAS can bring sustainability and biosecurity benefits due to the technology being based on closed farming, Rabobank’s analysis suggests four sets of risks that such operations need to manage effectively.

First, on the financial side, RAS is more capital-intensive than other, more conventional aquaculture systems, and one of the biggest challenges is the upfront capital expenditure (capex) required. Also, there are still many unknowns in RAS farming, including the future cost of production and, therefore, the profitability of such projects. Furthermore, the period between the investment in and the revenue generated from the RAS farm is relatively long, necessitating financial flexibility to deal with unexpected production and technological challenges.

Extra financing could also be needed while ramping up the production volumes.

Secondly, from an operational perspective, while there have been a lot of developments that have lowered the cost and enhanced the efficiency of RAS, there’s still the possibility of production setbacks. Indeed, the report declares the RAS history has seen more failures than successes due to technological failures, biological challenges such as diseases and mortalities, and product quality risks from the taste, texture and colour of the fish.

Next, permits are necessary to set up land-based fish and shellfish farms, and licenses are required for the intake and discharge of water. Rabobank advises that in some cases, getting the support of the local community where the RAS facility is planned might not be straightforward, and that in such For the latest news and analysis go to www.worldfishing.net/news101

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cases, open and transparent communication between industry and local authorities and communities is necessary.

Last but not least, when it comes to marketing risks, because salmon production with RAS is not yet available on a commercial scale, Rabobank insists that it’s difficult to anticipate the consumer acceptance of land-farmed fish.

“While RAS farmers argue their products would be local, more sustainable and environmentally friendly, sea-based salmon farmers could argue that their fish come from pristine, open waters – the natural habitat of salmon.”

Additionally, it offers that RAS stocking densities and intensification of systems could also raise questions of fish welfare.

“In the end, consumer acceptance will determine who will win this marketing game and get the price premium,” suggests the report.

MARKET FOCUS Rabobank points to species and location as key factors that can mitigate the four risk areas. While in theory it’s possible to farm any aquatic species in any part of the world using RAS, by raising fish with greater growth rates and higher economic values, it maintains that it’s possible to overcome the production costs. This is why RAS is presently focused on highvalue, premium and niche products, such as salmon and, to a limited extent, kingfish, sole, sturgeon, turbot, barramundi and steelhead.

At the same time, one of the main advantages of RAS is the ability to establish farms in end markets – essentially where there’s demand but no local production. According to the

analysis, if all of the projects to farm salmon on land in the United States that have been publicly announced actually come to fruition, this would equate to a production volume of 300,000 tonnes within the next 10 years – equal to the current imports from Norway and Chile into the US market.

Similarly, the four large salmon projects currently planned in China could potentially result in land-based production of 140,000 tonnes, which is more than the country’s imports in 2018.

Rabobank’s report concludes that there is a high chance that some RAS projects will succeed if they fulfil at least half of the key success factors regarding the species and location selection. It states, “The companies who achieve this will be the frontrunners in land-based aquaculture. RAS technology is here. The big questions are where and when mainstream landbased salmon production [will] start – and who will start it.”

8 Total projected production volumes are highest in the United States, followed by China, attributed to the high demand growth rates in these major seafood markets

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ANALYSIS

WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER: SEAFOOD ASSURANCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN Lloyd’s Register’s Polly Burns outlines the value of seafood assurance and its critical role in maintaining quality and mitigating the environmental impacts of fishing and aquaculture The global population is growing, climate change impacts are increasingly observed and overfishing of wild stocks is a great concern for consumers. The seafood sector faces demands to know the origin, production process and environmental impact of all the seafood products on the shelves, as consumers continue to ask more questions about what they are purchasing. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor the seafood supply chain to ensure seafood is responsibly sourced from sustainable fisheries and fish farms, in order to provide assurance for consumers.

SEAFOOD MISLABELLING As a result of numerous high-profile food scares, consumer trust in food suppliers and retailers has eroded. Regrettably food fraud cases occur too regularly to be dismissed.

Mislabelling, for example, is fraud whereby what you see or order is not what you get, and this type of illegal and misleading activity places consumers at risk.

A recent study by conservation group Oceana found that 21% of the 449 fish in their sample were incorrectly labelled.

Likewise, researchers at the University of California in 2017 found that half of the sushi sold in Los Angeles was mislabelled on the menu.

Another instance of seafood mislabelling, took place over a period of five years, when a Virginia-based seafood company imported intentionally mislabelled crabmeat in volumes in excess of 180 tonnes over a period of five years. In September 2018, the vendor pleaded guilty to conspiring to pass off foreign crab meat as Atlantic blue crab . The seafood fraud committed put consumer safety at risk and undermined the work of honest and transparent fisheries in the USA and around the world.

As is expected of meat and vegetable supply chains, it is only fair that consumers making a seafood purchase get a product that is what it says it is, and the seafood industry must do more to confront rogue behaviour.

RESPONSIBLE FISHING For shoppers looking to eat ethically and responsibly, choosing sustainable seafood is the way to go. But, with so much mislabelling occurring, how can consumers be certain that seafood businesses are not continuing to exploit them through food fraud? The answer to both issues is by selecting seafood products that have the MSC blue label.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard is for fisheries that reach a number of criteria, following a robust assessment of stock status, environmental impact and fisheries management, and therefore are permitted to use the blue tick logo on products and packaging. The blue label gives consumers assurance that the products they are purchasing have come from a fishery that has sustainable status according to the MSC’s criteria.

There is an increasing demand which is driving change. Producers with a sustainability focus, which 8 | DECEMBER 2019/JANUARY 2020

also want to sell their products to retailers and other end-users, are beginning to find that MSC-labelling is a must-have. As a result, fisheries at the start of the supply chain need to seek the blue label to maintain market access and open new opportunities.

The number of food fraud cases can be driven down, but it will require producers to put fair dealing above fraudulent financial gains and sign up to a certification scheme such as MSC. Fortunately, awareness among consumers is growing and many are now actively looking for the MSC blue label which offers the market reward for the certification.

8 The seafood industry must do more to confront rogue behaviour, according to Lloyd’s Register’s Polly Burns

AQUACULTURE ASSURANCE Population growth and the relative increase in fish consumption means traditional land-based agriculture and wild capture fisheries can no longer sustain the world’s growing needs, therefore we are increasingly turning to farmed seafood. With mounting strain on the oceans caused by the climate and plastic crises, actions must be taken to ensure aquaculture sustainability.

Growth in aquaculture has exploded since the 1970s. While farmed fish accounted for only 10% of our consumption as recently as the 1980s, nowadays it provides almost as much of our seafood as commercial wild caught fisheries. It is crucial that the seafood sector implements systems to ensure it continues to meet demands, both in terms of consumption, and in terms of environmental and social criteria.

8 Polly Burns is Fisheries and Aquaculture Operations Manager, Customised Assurance at Lloyd’s Register

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ANALYSIS

When it comes to aquaculture production, the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s standards (ASC), developed in line with industry best practice and with input from NGOs, scientists, retailers and producers, are in place to encourage responsible fish farming.

The ASC has nine species-specific standards that seek to review legal requirements, environmental impact and social responsibility. The ASC farm standard focuses specifically on commercial aquaculture sites, examining farm management and environmental impact as well as social impact on employees and local areas.

The value of ASC certification is increasingly being recognised, with it rapidly becoming a requirement for those supplying fish to larger retailers. In recent years, global players such as Mowi have shown their commitment to ASC, while others including Nomad Foods (Findus) have started marketing ASC certified dishes to the market. Likewise, big retailers such as Walmart are also demonstrating commitment to long-term sustainability targets for seafood.

A consumer survey, undertaken by Cargill in 2017, highlighted higher demand for seafood than ever before, with 82% of Americans adding salmon, shrimp and tilapia to their plates.

However, with fears rising over where their food is coming from, 88% are willing to pay more for seafood that is certified as sustainably and responsibly sourced.

WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN The Chain of Custody Standard ensures that both the green ASC consumer logo and the blue MSC label are only displayed on seafood products that can be traced back to source, providing

complete supply chain transparency. This means that consumers can feel confident that the product being purchased - from crab to cod - is what it says on the label and is sustainable.

At a time when food fraud is an increasing concern for consumers and those working in the industry, seafood assurance is an invaluable benefit. The time when fisheries could expect to get away with food fraud for over five years before anyone notices, as in the case of the Virginia crabmeat scandal, is nearing an end. It’s time for the good guys and girls of the industry to commit to certification and transparency.

8 ASC standards seek to review legal requirements, environmental impact and social responsibility

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SERVING RUSSIA’S NORWEGIAN-BASED FLEET Through mutually beneficial agreements between Russia and Norway, the Russian whitefish fleet has enjoyed access to the fishing grounds in the western Barents Sea and inside the Norwegian zone

8 Norebo Technical Manager (Norway Division) Evgeniy Geroev

8 Two of the 12 Norebo vessels that use Norway as a landing base

In return, Norwegian trawlers get access to the Russian fishing sectors – but an added bonus for Norway is that many Russian vessels have established Norwegian landing bases and this has boosted the onshore service providing sector.

With many Russian trawlers now landing their catches into Norway and in particular the Norebo Norwegian-based fleet, vital services for existing and new fishing gear, trawl doors and marine electronics are benefitting from the needs of this additional fleet of vessels.

Landing in Norway has also given Russian vessel operators opportunities to see many other Norwegian and other European fishing vessels, providing them with an insight into the products and services available to them – which includes Norwegian trawl gear monitoring specialist Scanmar, which has played a role for many years in supplying this highly specialised technology for fishing vessels around the world. One of Russia’s largest fishing companies, Norebo, with a fleet of forty fishing vessels in total, operates twelve twin-rig trawlers in Norwegian sectors, and the company is now planning to install Scanmar systems on board all ten of the new 85 metre trawlers it currently has under construction.

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Norebo Technical Manager (Norway Division) Evgeniy Geroev, adding that other products might be slightly cheaper but when you have to pay for many repairs of the cheaper product over time, it makes better economic sense to purchase the more reliable item at the start.

We have found that the old saying that you get what you pay for is very true in the case of these types of systems “It’s not just about money. As a fleet operating company we listen carefully to feedback from our skippers and from our experienced fishermen and when they tell us that one product is more reliable and better than another then naturally, we take this into consideration when improving an existing vessel or building a new one,” he explained.

“Most importantly, we are well aware that Scanmar is the most stable trawl monitoring system on the market and while some other products might include more functions, it is often a case that these extra functions are unnecessary features which perhaps make the overall system look good but hide the fact that the important functions are not up to the standard that they should be,” Evgeniy Geroev added.

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

The Lovie family, who fish out of Kinlochbervie with their two demersal trawlers Endeavour IV and Venture II, have been seeing excellent results with their new trawl doors since switching to the new Ospreys from Morgére.

The two trawlers had previously fished with Morgère’s Exocet and PV3 doors, but made the switch to Osprey earlier this year and they have been delighted the performance. The new Osprey is a semi-pelagic trawl door, designed to ensure lower drag, which in turn reduces fuel consumption.

“There is definitely a fuel saving from using Osprey doors and they spread very easily, which is important to us. They are also easy to shoot and come up well,” said skipper David Lovie, who works with his father, Peter, on the 29 metre Endeavour IV. Endeavour IV, and the 30 metre Venture II skippered by Mark Lovie, target a wide range of groundfish species, as well as cod and haddock on grounds to the west and north of Scotland, often in challenging fishing conditions.

One of the attractions they find in using Morgère trawl doors is the excellent before and after sales service provided by the company.

“We have been using Morgére for over 20 years and the service they offer is second-tonone and that helps ensure we get the maximum performance,” David Lovie said,

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adding that Morgère’s director Michel Dagorn travelled to Scotland to join them in Fraserburgh for sea trials with their new Osprey doors.

“We are proud of our long association with the Lovie family,” Michel Dagorn.

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8 Endeavour IV and Venture II are fishing successfully with the new Osprey doors from Morgère

“We’re delighted that they find our doors suit their requirements and deliver great fishing performance.”

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FISHING TECHNOLOGY

SMART NET MANAGEMENT FOCUS AT CASTLETOWNBERE WORKSHOP

Photography: Cathal Noonan

A one-day event attended by a cross-section of the Irish seafood sector and associated industries was to track the the lifetime of fishing gear from beginning to end

Ireland’s seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish South and West Fishermen’s Producers Organisation (ISWFPO) co-hosted the net management workshop in Castletownbere to track fishing gear from its entry into the market, to its ‘retirement.’

The workshop also looked at ways to better analyse and understand the source of marine litter brought ashore by the Irish catching fleet.

New plastics and circular economy polices underpin emerging trends in sustainability. These require the impact of plastics on the environment to be minimised and demand an increase in the opportunities for used plastics to be recycled and retained.

As of October 2019, a total of 224 Irish fishing vessels were registered to Fishing For Litter (FFL). The national programme, with crews voluntarily collecting all marine litter during normal fishing activities at sea, forms part of the wider Clean Oceans Initiative.

The application of circular economy principles is key to the new national initiative to reduce marine waste so that fishermen can develop new ways to record, log and make an inventory of gear and marine waste. To date, 49 vessels are registered to Fishing for Litter in the port of Castletownbere. This represents one fifth of the national fleet.

“The local determination to demonstrate their fishing gear management is outstanding. Other key stakeholders such as the harbour management, net makers are also behind the objective and are keen to help communicate and validate the responsible approach taken by the large majority in Castletownbere”, said ISWFPO CEO Patrick Murphy.

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8 The BIM and ISWFPO Smart Net Management focus workshop took place in Castletownbere

ways to better analyse marine litter, with a final report due in July 2020.

BIM’s establishment of the Fishing for Litter programme in 2015, supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, has given Ireland a head start. BIM is working on ways to improve the classification of waste and marine litter, and progress in this area will ultimately lead to stronger insights about marine waste.

New EU directives and polices on plastics will give a new impetus to addressing end of life gear.

“Demonstrating the responsible management of our gear at its end of life is a priority. A full trawl gear could have up to a ten-year life span and is an expensive key piece of equipment.

We are keen to work with BIM to identify how best to monitor and record our gear efficiently and to demonstrate this objectively”, explained ISWFPO chairman Damien Turner.

In September 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BIM was appointed an SDG champion for four of the goals, including SDG14( Life Below Water; a target of which is to help prevent and reduce marine pollution) and SDG12 (application of environmentally sound management of all waste through their life cycle).

“The aim of the Champions programme is to raise awareness of the SDGs and to show through example that everyone in society can make a contribution to achieving the 17 Goals. The catching sector is a key contributor to ensuring that we can improve the outcomes for Life Below Water and maximise the lifecycle and recoverable costs of plastics used by the catching sector, the Clean Oceans Initiative will be instrumental in delivering on these SDGs”, explained Catherine Barrett, BIM. For the latest news and analysis go to www.worldfishing.net/news101

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FLIR CAMERAS INCREASE SAFETY MARGINS FOR DEEP-SEA TRAWLERS

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When Vigo-based marine electronics specialists Nautical were asked to supply a fleet of trawlers with thermal cameras, they had no hesitation in recommending FLIR products.

Operating from Vigo, these trawlers work high latitudes in both northern and southern hemispheres, and include the Argos Cíes which targets squid in the Southern Ocean, and the waters around the Falklands Islands can present mercurial weather changes which can see rain, sleet, fog, snow and sunshine within a few hours.

Fitting thermal cameras provides the trawler crews with a new level of situational awareness when operating in close quarters, and the technology has proven invaluable when a man overboard situation occurs. More than half of the trawlers are equipped with the trusted FLIR M-Series cameras, and recently some have been fitted with the premium FLIR M400XR thermal camera system, with optical zoom, a high-definition visible camera and integrated LED spotlight.

The key benefit is increased safety. Transshipping between vessels using RHIBs – a manoeuvre usually carried out at night – can be monitored from the bridge throughout. The crew can be clearly seen on deck, and if and someone falls overboard, their heat signature facilitates rapid location. The cameras also come into their own when navigating near the shore, or

arriving in port in bad weather, giving the skipper a view unhindered by the outside conditions.

“These are the world standard in thermal cameras, both in the military and commercial markets. Nautical works with premium brands to offer to our clients, and in our experience, FLIR equipment is easy to operate and very reliable,” said Nautical’s commercial director Angel Garcia-Paz. With 25 vessels now benefiting from the technology and three more orders in the

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8 The Flir thermal camera mounted on board Vigo trawler Argos Cíes has become a key aid to navigation, as well as increasing safety at sea

pipeline, he reports that the cameras have significantly increased the confidence of skippers when operating in adverse conditions.

“Our clients think that it is a good investment to install FLIR systems for enhancing safety,” he said. “Without any doubt, we will follow with new installations on fishing vessels.”

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WHY SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES NEED VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM There has been discussion across the industry about adapting AIS for fisheries monitoring, writes Jean-Pierre Cauzac, Head of Strategic Projects at the Sustainable Fisheries Division of CLS Group

8 Fishing companies can be confident that the privacy of their VMS data is protected by their national authority, while AIS data is freely accessible, open to tampering and can be switched off

Increasingly AIS is seen as a transparent and freely available tool and as a result fishermen and companies are questioning why they should have a separate VMS However, I believe that substituting AIS for VMS is to clearly misunderstand the functions of each system. To a certain extent the clue is in the name. AIS stands for Automatic Identification System, while VMS stands for Vessel Monitoring System, and each system was developed for a different purpose.

VMS was developed in the 1990s for vessel monitoring, control and surveillance. The system was to address key concerns facing both fishing vessels and the regulatory authorities, such as national sovereignty issues with boats fishing in another nation’s territorial waters, combating illegal fishing and sustainably monitoring marine resources. It was designed to deliver accurate, regular positions of vessels without any regional or global limits.

At that time CLS – through our Argos global satellite system – could locate any vessel anywhere in the world. We worked with international fisheries and industry groups, governments and regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) to develop the VMS concept.

This collaboration with flag states (the European Commission for EU states) and the industry involved a lengthy process that included pilot projects and competitive benchmarks. Ensuring that vessels’ positions would be received in all conditions and guaranteeing position delivery to the flag state were a must. The resulting VMS system transmits encrypted data between the vessel transponder and the satellite, the system operator, and the flag state and coastal states, securely and almost instantly.

VMS is designed so that the flag states are the only ones empowered to receive, validate and distribute VMS data to whoever needs to know (RFMOs, coastal states, etc). The fishing companies can then be confident that the privacy of their data is protected by their national authority. The information can’t be hacked by an unauthorised operator, protecting the vessel’s market-sensitive information.

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VMS TODAY Nearly three decades on, VMS technology has developed even further. It is still securely encrypted, and the data transfer is still certified, but as requirements increased (more frequent positions, up to every 15 minutes in some countries), VMS evolved to work with other systems such as Iridium, offering two-way transmission. This opened a whole range of possibilities, such as sending weather reports or storm alerts, and the introduction of electronic catch reports. In the last ten years, more countries have developed customised logbooks designed to be sent through a VMS device to ensure the same levels of data delivery and protection as the position reports. Fishing vessels can now report catch and observations instantly (by-catch, protected species), allowing more responsive catch management. This catch traceability through secure data transmission also ensures fishermen’s compliance and their access to high value markets, acting as a ‘visa’ for the fish to be landed in port. In Europe, vessels will soon need to record and land any by-catch, and VMS monitoring will again help ease and support this process.

Over time, VMS has proved to be a valuable tool in the fight against illegal fishing. Today, it is the only reporting system recognised by the United Nations’ Fisheries Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the global monitoring of fisheries.

WHAT IS AIS? From the beginning, CLS has also worked with AIS technology for its maritime shipping customers.

Starting in the 2000s, AIS was set as the standard for vessels subject to SOLAS (International Convention for Safety of Life At Sea) by the International Maritime Organization. Initially, AIS signals were received through coastal networks of land stations. Designed to be a collision avoidance system, not a global ship tracking system, AIS has undoubtedly saved lives at sea by improving the safety of navigation.

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highlights the vessel’s location to any other vessel nearby and shows those vessels’ course and speed, reducing potential collision risks.

In recent years, private companies have developed satellites able to receive AIS (SAT-AIS) messages and thereby extend the range. This has led to a certain confusion with VMS, leading some to think that AIS can be used for fisheries management.

WHY NOT AIS FOR FISHERIES? AIS was developed to show where any vessel was, to avoid collisions; it was never intended to support fisheries monitoring.

VMS is better suited for fisheries management for two main reasons. Firstly it can support larger data transfers, thereby opening the way for other added services such as e-logbooks as described above, and secondly, VMS preserves a flag state’s sovereignty over its waters and resources because it is a secure system guaranteeing data delivery.

AIS data, however, is openly available, and this makes sense because the goal is to avoid collisions. The data is sent via VHF which can be accessed by anyone with an AIS receiver, potentially revealing a vessel’s prime fishing grounds to its competitors. The data can also be recovered by militant groups, pirates, internet companies, anyone at all. This is completely different from VMS, where the flag states control and protect the data, and decide when and with whom to share it.

AIS is not secure either, as the system can be hacked into and the data altered. It can also be turned off, a function useful for ships in high risk piracy areas, but that means it’s no use for fighting illegal fishing, as a fishing vessel operating illegally, may do exactly the same.

Finally, the sheer volume of AIS data can lead to problems collecting, processing and downloading all the messages. In areas of medium to high density shipping, research has shown that satellite-AIS receivers actually receive only a small percentage of the messages transmitted. In particular, AIS Class B transmitters (those found on smaller boats) are often masked to satellites by high AIS traffic.

All in all, if a monitoring system does not fulfil essential requirements such as data security, the ability to evolve with new e-logbook requirements, and continuity of operations in all sea states and in all areas, then it can’t meet the basic needs of sustainable fisheries management.

AIS and VMS are both useful systems that meet different needs: we should think of AIS as improving safety at sea, and VMS as a passport for fishermen to prove their catch is compliant with conservation measures.

As governments and RFMOs work to monitor the oceans and the blue economy, and to achieve sustainable fish stocks, only VMS can deliver the enhanced monitoring and surveillance demanded worldwide, while providing fishermen with the certainty that they meet fisheries regulations.

8 After master's degrees in electrical engineering and business, Jean-Pierre Cauzac joined CLS in 1991, just as the company was developing the first global satellite tracking system. During his career, he has worked with vessel tracking systems for maritime security, vessel monitoring systems for fisheries, catch management, and detection of illegal fishing vessels, with a front row seat to all the changes in VMS and AIS technology and regulations

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INMARSAT CASTS RESCUENET AS THE FUTURE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE While geopolitical tensions highlighted risks to shipping during 2019, quiet but profound change was being brought to the emergency services that keep around 1.6 million seafarers safe day in, day out

8 The Dynamic Mercy 2019 exercise offered the opportunity to put RescueNET through its paces

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) in Riga, Klaipeda and Sweden’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) undertook an exercise in the Baltic Sea over the summer deploying a new Search and Rescue service that is expected to become pivotal in the future of maritime safety.

The Dynamic Mercy 2019 exercise offered the opportunity to put RescueNET through its paces. MRCCs Riga and Klaipeda were among the first to adopt this new innovative system to which more than 33 countries have already signed up RescueNET represents a significant advance in safety services, providing MRCCs and the ships they serve with enhanced messaging capabilities and reducing the time taken to coöordinate a rescue operation.

The RescueNET service comes as an addition to the GMDSS services mandated by International Maritime Organisation (IMO), for which Inmarsat’s latest Fleet Safety service is already approved. As the maritime world’s first fully end-to-end IP-based safety system, Fleet Safety was approved by IMO last year and is already enhancing GMDSS. Today, when the distress button is pressed on a Fleet Safety terminal, the closest MRCC not only receives an alarm showing the vessel’s information, position, course, speed and the distress type, it prioritises communication between the vessel and MRCC in the satellite network. Furthermore, the MRCC can broadcast the Distress Alert Relay via Inmarsat SafetyNET II direct to vessels operating within a designated area equipped with Inmarsat C, Mini C and Fleet Safety terminals.

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Going beyond these capabilities, RescueNET has been developed to reflect technological advances in connectivity, delivering them to users where they matter most. For example, the service includes Distress Chat, a real time (text) chat interface with full distress priority on the network enabling multiple MRCCs and vessels to communicate live during the SAR operation. Information is stored and can be retrieved for post operation analysis.

Other enhancements relate to better use of data. RescueNET offers MRCCs vital access to Inmarsat databases, in order to retrieve vessel contact information that can be invaluable as part of Search & Rescue. Users can now tap into the Rescue Coordination Centre Database to share information and status data provided by other MRCCs. Attention has also been given to user-friendliness as ResecueNET shows the location of the distress vessel and nearby vessels on an interactive map, while alerts and messages can be downloaded in a pre-formatted report and Excel spreadsheet for operational report creating.

The enhanced functionality was very much in evidence as part of the Dynamic Mercy 2019 exercise, but the Baltic trial was significant for reasons other than its efficient co-ordination of a range of surface vessels, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

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maintained stable communications with the on-scene coordinator and participating surface units throughout, RescueNET enabled information to be relayed via the Distress Chat function, so that Klaipeda remained a reliable additional link throughout the exercise.

“The use of Distress chat keeps the operations room quieter and considerably reduces the amount of time MRCC personnel time would have to spend making long phone calls,” commented Vladimirs Sadoha of the Latvian Naval Coast Guard Service MRCC Riga. “The MRCC could quickly list important information, like the casualty description, assisting units, call signs, etc, whereas by phone many terms must be spelt out.”

Distress chat also allows MRCC personnel to retrieve necessary operational information “In a real Search and Rescue event, the RCC could quickly put up a broadcast to vessels in the designated area, asking them to assist, keep a sharp lookout, etc. Distress Chat also enables easier post-event analysis, for an exercise or a real operation,” he said.

With 33 administrations already registered, it will not be long before RescueNET is supporting real world SAR, and there are other practical reasons why uptake is expected to be rapid.

One will be RescueNET’s position within the existing Inmarsat infrastructure. If a Fleet Safety Distress Alert is sent to an MRCC that is off-line, the system will automatically redirect the alert to a geographically defined alternative MRCC. Inmarsat’s Network Operations Centre team receives notification of all distress alerts and monitors MRCC responses. If the alert has not been answered within a specified time, Inmarsat will call the nearest MRCC to request urgent assistance.

8 The RescueNET service comes as an addition to the Global Maritime Distress Safety Service services

Another reason is that, while conventional SAR systems can be very costly to install and maintain, RescueNET does not require any specialised equipment and is effectively free to SAR authorities around the world.

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MICROALGAE: SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE TO FEED THE WORLD

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Microalgae-based feeds could avoid depleting the wild fish that farmed seafood consumes, steering aquaculture in a new direction, reports Bonnie Waycott

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"We went through a lot of different markets and looked at all the algae markets out there," he said.

"We also looked at those which were structurally attractive, or where the demand for algae-based products far exceeded supply and where algae had a solution to a very pressing world need. The answer was aquaculture. The industry may be growing, but it still needs forage fish to feed its own fish."

"Microalgae is already the natural food of fish fry in hatcheries, so we felt confident that our products would find support in the market. Microalgae is already being used, there is demand for more of it and we wanted to go after a single, very large market segment. The fish feed market was the obvious answer."

SuSeWi works with two main algae strains - Chaetoceros and Thalassiosira. A chain-forming diatom, Chaetoceros has a fast growth rate, high protein content and high EPA and DHA, while Thalassiosira is a free-floating single celled algae with a high lipid content and intermediate growth rate. Local algae species in Morocco are selected by SuSeWi's scientists, who then study factors such as protein content, cell, nutrient values, growth rate and ease of harvest before choosing which species to work with.

SuSeWi's technology replicates the natural system, using only seawater, carbon dioxide from the air and energy from sunlight for the pumps and operations.

"We create the conditions for exponential growth for the algae first in the laboratory, then in our controlled greenhouse 8 SuSeWi’s Process laboratory

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Aquaculture has long positioned itself as a promising alternative to wild-caught seafood and is playing a major role in meeting consumer demand – but the use of forage fish such as anchovies, herrings and sardines, is still generating concern.

Cutting forage fish from the diets of farmed species is no easy task as they are a key food source containing muchneeded fats – omega-3 generally, but docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in particular. But forage fish get these in the first place from the primary producer of almost all long-chain omega-3s – marine microalgae. This has led one company to bypass forage fish and turn to microalgae in order to produce a fishmeal and fish oil alternative.

Established in 2013 by Dr. Raffael Jovine and Keith Coleman, SuSeWi built its first small-scale pond in South Africa. In 2015, it began working in Morocco, which has good climatic growth conditions, deep and accessible nutrient-rich water, and is close to European aquaculture markets. In 2017, it received equity investment and a grant of over £400,000 from Innovate UK to develop technology to analyse, select and grow microalgae in Morocco. At the end of the following year, SuSeWi announced the completion of its pilot plant in Morocco. Measuring 8000m2 in area and 4000m3 in volume, it operates the world's largest, single algae raceway pond using patented technologies.

"The idea behind SuSeWi came about after the Virgin Earth Challenge, which challenged scientists to find a way of capturing and storing a billion tonnes of carbon," said CEO Keith Coleman.

"Raffael, our chief scientist, had studied the phenomenon of carbon capture with algae, and invented a way of growing it on a huge scale. This involved inducing it to grow exponentially as it would in the sea. He thought about how algae grew in nature and found a way to copy that. The method of natural growth is key to SuSeWi's unique ability to grow algae at scale. We also thought hard about what you can do with microalgae.”

Having recognised its different uses, including biofuel, bioenergy, cement, oil and plastic production, Jovine and Coleman realised that microalgae could have significant impacts on aquaculture.

8 The 8000 square metre SuSeWi plant in Morocco

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and finally in large, outdoor raceway ponds where we replicate natural algal bloom conditions," he explained.

After harvesting, the last step is a drying process, and the end result a powder product for the salmon and trout market – a highly nutrient-rich additive that aids growth and survival.

"With support from Innovate UK, we've run feed trials in conjunction with Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Our results have been spectacular. The question before we began was how close we could get to fishmeal in terms of performance. We out-performed fishmeal! The salmon and trout accepted the diets readily, with no adverse effects on behaviour, intake or gut health. They displayed higher specific growth rates and better feed conversion ratios compared to the control diet, which was an industry standard fishmeal-based feed."

In their efforts to develop a microalgae feed, Jovine and Coleman also made sure that they understood exactly what salmon and trout want to eat and their protein and nutrient profiles, before matching their algae to those profiles.

"We don't start with algae before looking for a market," Keith Coleman said. "We start at the market and then look for the algae.

We can do this because our system is incredibly productive and flexible, so much so that we have been developing the algae species we grow based on market demand."

Jovine and Coleman believe that from now on, the ingredient will play an increasingly important role in seafood production.

"Algae is generally about 20 times more efficient than landbased plants in capturing and storing carbon, and our product, therefore, performs better than other alternative proteins in terms of its carbon footprint. Aquaculture is under immense pressure to include low marine content feed, in particular no

fish content, and we are perfectly qualified to address this. We offer a highly sustainable source of feed, and we're attracting a fair amount of interest from a range of players. Microalgae also appeals to customers who are looking for sustainable, healthy, non-fish-fed fish, while retailers are pushing very hard for that kind of product on their shelves."

SuSeWi plans to work further on fine-tuning its feed recipes in a way that balances the nutritional needs of farmed fish. It's also looking at how to scale up its production system by engaging with engineering firms and undertaking R&D on the product side with potential customers. Some key components of SuSeWi's approach are flexibility and the ability to grow multiple classes of algae in parallel for a variety of customers.

Microalgae-based feeds mark the beginning of a significant change in how fish are farmed -- one that relies much less on the ocean's resources and enhances the sustainability of salmon and trout farming. As research into microalgae continues, companies such as SuSeWi will have even more to offer in creating a sustainable future for aquaculture.

8 The raceway pond paddle at the SuSeWi site in Morocco

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WOMEN IN SCOTTISH AQUACULTURE

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Scotland’s Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment Mairi Gougeon met Women in Scottish Aquaculture (WiSA) at the Scottish Association for Marine Science before announcing a £20,000 investment commitment at the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers conference.

Combined with an additional £30,000 of industry sponsorship, the funding will support WiSA’s core aims: to encourage more women to enter the sector, provide a supportive network across industry and academia, and support partners to harness the potential of women in aquaculture.

Funding from the Scottish Government will go towards creating an online platform to support the membership network, as well as supporting a mentoring programme which will be delivered in partnership with Skillfluence – an organisation which specialises in professional development in science.

WiSA is a collaborative initiative and follows a SAIC (Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre) consultation of 200 people working in the sector. Many of Scotland’s major producers have pledged their support for this groundbreaking collaboration network.

“Women in Scottish Aquaculture was developed in close collaboration with industry because there is a growing desire by all to break down the barriers stopping women from moving into in this thriving sector.

The funding I am announcing today will help to kick-start this work. I hope it will lead to many more women considering a career in

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aquaculture,” said Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon. “I am passionate about supporting and promoting the role of women in Scottish aquaculture,” commented SAIC CEO Heather Jones.

“I believe it is a vital step in helping the industry to grow. It’s been fantastic to secure financial support for this initiative from both the Scottish Government and the aquaculture industry in Scotland. The resources announced today will allow us to build capacity, confidence

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8 Rural affairs minister Mairi Gougeon, centre, with Institute of Aquaculture senior researchers Rowena Hoare and Sophie Fridman, SAIC head of skills and talent Mary Fraser, and Patogen key account manager Teresa Garzon

and capability amongst women working in Scottish aquaculture. Equality is a universal value that Scotland champions and SAIC is proud to be a founding member of the Women in Scottish Aquaculture network. We’re committed to delivering positive change through this initiative over the next five years.”

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INVESTMENT TO DIGITALISE THE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY

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Seafood investor Broodstock Capital increases its ownership in Maritech Systems AS, which recently acquired 100% of Timpex AS

This is its second technology investment in a short space of time as it increases its ownership share in Maritech Systems AS (Maritech) to 98%, up from the 52% it had acquired in December 2017. Maritech’s revenues have increased by approximately 140% in the meantime, through organic growth and acquisitions.

The selling parties are Midvest Fondene (36%) and Bølgen Invest (10%). Mette Kamsvåg, chair of the board of directors, owns the remaining 2% of Maritech.

Maritech is a leading supplier of software and digital solutions for the seafood industry. The company’s primary product is a tailor-made seafood trading platform that gives farmers, processors and traders full control of its operations.

Maritech also offers a cloud-based software environment that tracks and traces fish from farmers and fishing operations to production and processing, sales and distribution, and to the consumer’s plate. The company has also built a data analysis solution that helps customers make more fact-based decisions by applying advanced algorithms to internal and external data.

“The aquaculture industry is still relatively analogue in its approach, but the digitalisation wave that we identified a few years ago has started to increase in size. Maritech is at the forefront of this trend and we believe the big digitalisation wave lies ahead of us,” said Kjetil Haga, one of the partners at Broodstock Capital.

Broodstock Capital had already facilitated another technology investment recently, when Maritech acquired software company Timpex AS, which delivers software systems to companies operating with logistics, transport and customs clearance. Its system will now be implemented in the seafood sector.

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cooperated to digitalise the interface between exporter, transporter and customs agent, and developed a portal that provides seafood players with complete overview of the logistics.

“A financially solid owner such as Broodstock empowers us to drive consolidation in the sector, thereby creating added value for our customers,” said Maritech CEO Janne T. Morstøl.

“The acquisition of Timpex enables us to deliver tailor-made software solutions for the entire seafood value chain, from the ocean to the dinner plate. Besides the product itself, logistics and transport represent the biggest cost for the seafood industry. By combining Timpex’s logistics technology with Maritech’s seafood software, we can help our customers reduce their costs significantly.”

Through the acquisition of Timpex, which is based at Åndalsnes in Norway, Maritech has become one of the largest software companies in central Norway.

Following the acquisition, the group will have more than a hundred staff and total annual revenues in excess of NOK 130 million.

The investments in both Maritech and Timpex are in line with Broodstock Capital’s strategy of investing in market leaders in growth niches of the seafood industry.

“The digitalisation potential in the aquaculture industry is substantial and we do not rule out making further investments within this area,” Kjetil Haga said.

8 Broodstock Capital sees huge opportunities in digitalising the aquaculture industry

8 Maritech CEO Janne T. Morstøl

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The new combined fly-shooter/twin-rigger has been built to incorporate a great deal of new technology, including dieselelectric propulsion and a heavyweight battery pack. Designed

by Vripack Naval Architects, it also has some highly distinctive lines and a highly streamlined look. It is already predicted to set new benchmarks for the fishing sector as the first of a pair of new vessels for EkoFish.

The 30 metre Spes Nova was named by Nanou Beekman, Director of Fisheries and Rural Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for the Netherlands.

The original concept for this innovative new fishing vessel was borne of a collaboration between Vripack Naval Architects, Ekofish Group and Maaskant Shipyards. This combination of marine design and maritime expertise has resulted in an unconventional future-proof solution.

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam was selected to construct two such vessels for delivery in 2019 and early 2020.

“Damen was chosen thanks to its reputation for high-quality shipbuilding,” said Gerard Zwijnenburg, of Van der Zwan.

“Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam also has an impeccable track record of vessel maintenance going back many years, so the project was certainly in good hands.”

The vessels are expected to help to set new performance standards in the Van der Zwan fleet, due to their innovative design. The UK-205 range features a new type of hull design to reduce pitching in head waves.

“This is achieved by reducing reserve buoyancy in the bow above the waterline,” explained John van der Maas, project manager at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam.

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“An oncoming wave will lift the midbody, but will have less effect on the bow, which results in a softer motion. Rather than slamming into waves, the vessel splits them, reducing resistance and stress on the hull.”

In terms of propulsion, UK-205 vessels can be powered by diesel-electric or by conventional diesel engines.

Gerard Zwijnenburg explained the logic behind Van der Zwan’s opting for a diesel-electric hybrid system in addition to a battery bank.

“We’re thinking of the future,” he said. “The battery bank allows silent, emission-free running near populated areas, and also introduces the possibility of peak-shaving to help the vessels run at optimal energy efficiency.”

This potential for balancing and optimising energy use is complemented by an energy recovery source in the form of a 700-volt DC-bus connected to the battery bank. As warps or seine ropes are shot away, the E-motors can work as generators to convert braking energy into battery power, a method very similar to that used in hybrid cars. Along with the vessel’s capability to operate on two or three motors thanks to its inbuilt redundancy, these energy-optimising measures will help cut operational costs without compromising quality of performance.

Spes Nova, the first Damen Maaskant vessel delivered to Van der Zwan, was put through classification tests in the third week of October, followed by North Sea fishing trials that same month, before returning to Stellendam for final touches in preparation for its naming in Scheveningen.

8 Netherlands Director of Fisheries and Rural Affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Nanou Beekman christened Spes Nova UK-205 at a ceremony in Scheveningen

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THREE NEW LONGLINERS FOR NAVIMON

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Three Piriou-built longliners have been delivered to Navimon, New Caledonia’s main fishing operator and a subsidiary of Sem Sodil.

Altogether, Navimon has ordered eight 20.70 metre longliners from Piriou for tuna longlining in the New Caledonia Economic Exclusive Zone.

Two vessels were delivered a year ago, and an order for the latest three was signed at the same time.

These new vessels are designed to improve crew safety and comfort, to streamline maintenance operations and running costs, and to provide answers to issues related to security and environmental requirements.

“Operating the first two vessels for more than a year reinforced our technical choices and confidence in the Piriou team which led us to continue the programme together,” said Navimon’s general manager Florent Pithon.

The new longliners represent a new generation of fishing capacity for the company, which had previously ordered a series of eight longliners that Piriou delivered between 1998 and 2000, underlining the longstanding relationship between the yard and Navimon.

“Following our latest orders of trawlers for metropolitan France, of a 67 metre deep-sea tuna fishing vessel and the recent deliveries of 60 and 63 metre longliners for La Réunion, this confirmation of the third part of the contract for

the eight longliners series strengthens our presence in the artisanal and industrial fishing in collectivities and overseas territories as well as in France,” said Piriou Group’s CEO Vincent Faujour.

The 20.70 metre LOA longliners have a 6.90 metre beam and a each has a 340kW main

8 Navimon came back to Piriou for its new generation of tuna longliners

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GITTE HENNING ORDER GOES TO ZAMAKONA

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This is the fourth time Henning Kjeldsen and the Sandvik family have collaborated on a new Gitte Henning, and this is the second Salt-designed pelagic vessel to carry the name

The latest in this long series will measure 87.60 metres overall with a 20 metre beam, and the innovation starts with a pair of propellers powered by electric Permanent Magnet (PM) motors. According to Salt Ship Design, this type of motor has less electrical loss and can operate significantly more efficiently than conventional electric motors throughout the power range, particularly at low engine speeds, while low propeller rpm means better propeller efficiency at typical loading and no reduction gear means reduced noise and no mechanical loss.

Extensive flow analysis and model test results have shown that two propellers and a twin-skeg hull design offer greater efficiency that a single large propeller, with better towing capability and lower fuel consumption while trawling.

Twin propellers also enable steering with minimal rudder impact, reducing energy requirements during steaming and trawling.

Power generation is from a series of five Yanmar diesel generators, housed in two separate engine spaces, in a peak shaving arrangement designed to flatten the load variations on each engine. This is expected to result in fuel consumption reduced by approximately 10%, based on experience with other diesel-electric vessels.

The gensets are selected to optimise the power balance, based on Gitte Henning’s projected operational profile, and to provide each engine with optimum operating conditions. All the generators are to be supplied with catalytic converter (SCR) to reduce emissions and meet new and stricter IMO Tier III requirements.

To further improve the operating conditions of the diesel engines, Henning Kjeldsen has invested in a large battery pack that supports the generators when the load is high and recharges when the load is low. Regenerated power from the winches during trawling also helps to charge the battery pack.

The batteries are located in a separate space, providing an

additional source of emergency power in addition to the diesel generators in the two engine rooms. In addition, they will significantly reduce noise and emissions in port.

The PM innovation extends to the new Gitte Henning’s Evotec winch systems, which will be powered by permanent magnet technology, including capacity to recover energy expended when shooting away. The electric cranes and fish pumps are to be supplied by SeaQuest, and everything from winches to pumps on board will be frequency controlled, delivering a more customised power supply that allows energy consumption to be reduced overall.

The new ship’s RSW capacity is designed with a new approach that provides the inner surfaces of the tanks with an entirely smooth finish, and behind these lie four independent Johnson Controls cooling systems, each of which provide cooling capacity to four RSW tanks to provide an optimised, high-efficiency system. The C-Flow vacuum system has been boosted by 40% to provide greater discharging capacity.

The new Gitte Henning is to be built at the Astilleros Zamakona shipyard at Bilbao in Spain, a yard with a long track record of delivering large complex fishing vessels, including a series of tuna purse seiners built for Echebastar, and George Anderson’s Adenia, which was delivered earlier this year.

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8 The new Gitte Henning incorporates technology that is new to the fishing industry

8 A contract has been signed for a new Salt-designed Gitte Henning to be built at Zamakona

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GILL HEALTH WILL IMPROVE WITH NEW £1.9m WORKBOAT

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Scottish Sea Farms has taken delivery of a new purpose-built workboat which enables it to improve response times to gill health issues

Fair Isle is the second vessel to be built by Nauplius Workboats for Scottish Sea Farms, and follows the the 15.50m Sandoyne Lass which joined the fleet in 2017, which services the company’s Westerbister farm in Orkney.

Built at a cost of £1.9 million, Fair Isle will service Scottish Sea Farms’ more northerly regions delivering proactive, preventative veterinary treatment for gill health issues as they emerge, as part of a concerted drive to boost fish welfare and survival. This follows on from its £750,000 investment in two gill-health related research projects.

This investment enables the company’s existing workboat, Sally Ann, to focus on the mainland farms, ensuring faster response times across the estate.

“Recent years have seen significant investment in the surveillance of fish health and the farming environment, with water quality monitored on a daily basis and gill health routinely assessed by our farmers to detect any challenges and highlight where pre-emptive action is needed,” said Head of Fish Welfare for Scottish Sea Farms Dr Ralph Bickerdike.

“Having a second dedicated workboat takes this ‘prevention over cure’ approach a key step further, enabling us to administer the best veterinary care at the earliest opportunity.”

Gill health is thought to be one of the biggest challenges facing salmon producers around the world, and as such is recognised by Scotland’s ten-year Farmed Fish Health Framework as a priority area for action.

“Typically, summer is the most challenging time of year for any salmon farmer as organisms in the marine environment grow more rapidly, posing increased risk to gill health. However summer 2019 has been particularly challenging with an increased number of our farms experiencing gill health issues that have impacted on fish growth and survival,” Ralph Bickerdike said.

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difference, helping us achieve 88% fish survival at sea in 2019 to date, despite the challenges experienced this summer.

Clearly though, there’s still more to be learned as we strive to boost survival rates further and ensure that farmed fish have the best possible lives while in our care. The ongoing priority is to prevent gill health from ever becoming such an issue.

Investing in our ability to respond swiftly with the addition of the Fair Isle is an integral part of that strategy.”

Built by Nauplius Workboats, the 21.20 metre overall, 9.30 metre beam Fair Isle has a service speed of eight knots, courtesy of twin low fuel consumption, low noise 480hp Doosan main engines, which provide power for all necessary anchor-handling, towing and installation operations.

Fair Isle is designed to have the sturdiness and stability needed to fulfil duties even in the more extreme weather conditions of Shetland and Orkney, and has crew accommodation in three individual cabins.

The 120m2 working deck is capable of carrying up to 60 tonnes of equipment, mooring systems and veterinary medicines and the HS Marine deck crane has three times the lifting capacity of Scottish Sea Farms’ existing vessels in Shetland and Orkney, providing an even safer working environment.

8 Gerrit Knol of Nauplius Workboats with Fair Isle skippers Aaron Anderson and Alastair MacEachen

8 Fair Isle has a 120 square metre working deck and can carry a 60-tonne payload

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Injectors and Protein-Tec ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ ĚŁ Optimar AS (+47) 70 10 80 00 optimar.no

Increases yield natural way Low pressure injection Adjustable injection levels Packing yield increase Increases yield natural way Protein in Protein Reduced drip Lower cook and chill loss No chemicals

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Ice & Refrigeration

A/S Dybvad StĂĽl Industri Parkvej 5. DK-9352 Dybvad Tel +45 98 86 42 99 Fax +45 98 86 46 60 Email dsi@dsi-as.com Web www.dsi-as.com Vertical plate freezers for manual block unloading Vertical plate freezers with automatic block unloading Horizontal plate freezers for manual and automatic loading & unloading Horizontal self-contained plate freezers Horizontal plate freezers with Blast All freezers approved for R22/R717/Co2/R404/R410 etc.

Freezing trays/pans

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PENKO Engineering B.V V. Schutterweg 35 6718 XC Ede The Netherlands Te el: +31 (0)318 525630 email: info@penko.com www.penko.com TURN MEASUREMENT INTO KNOWLEDGE FOR YOUR DIFFERENTIAL ADV VA ANTAGE Next to other diagnostic functions, Penkoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TP DataReporter allows the user to collect data, present it graphically, run batch- and recipe analysis as well as analyze down times.

GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH Product Group Separation Decanters, Separators and Process Lines for the recovery of fish meal, fish oil and protein hydrolyZate.

Werner-Habig-StraĂ&#x;e 1 59302 Oelde (Germany) Phone: +49 2522 77-0 www.gea.com CONTACT

IRAS A/S Gammelby Mollevej 3 DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark Tel: +45 7611 4949 Email: iras@iras.dk Web: www.iras.dk IRAS is supplying the modern fishing and aquaculture industry with innovative solutions within: Pumping, Classification, Weighing, Ice handling, Storage, Transport and Distribution systems. IRAS offers single products or complete systems for raw material handling.

Based on decades of experience, IRAS KNOW HOW to handle fish

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Sales and service of liquid ice machines Type OptimICE, pre-coolers and tanks, Manual or automatic horizontal and Vertical plate freezers, RSW systems, Vacuum pumps and processing equipment for both onshore and onboard installations.

Refrigeration system and services

Fishing Fleets Fishing Industry Gas & Processing Industry

PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS for White fish & Salmon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Grading â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pin bone removal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Icedosing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Labelling

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Cooling & Freezing Facilities Service & Spares

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VesturvĂśr 29 201 KĂłpavogur Iceland Tel: +354 4300 600 sales@valka.is www.valka.is

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Icelandic Fisheries

Exhibition

SmĂĄrinn KĂłpavogur Iceland

September 23-25 SEE YOU THERE!

Freezing Equipment â&#x20AC;˘ Cooling Equipment RSW â&#x20AC;˘ Plate Freezers â&#x20AC;˘ Tunnel Freezing Provision Storage â&#x20AC;˘ Ice Machines Heat Pump Installations

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Use durable Sæplast containers to protect your catch

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NSM AB (North Sea Machinery) Vintergatan 25 S-561 32 Huskvarna, Sweden Phone: +46 36 144 653 Fax: +46 36 143 841 E-mail: info@nsm-fish.com www.nsm-fish.com/en

Over 30 years of experience producing quality Crate and Fish Tubs for the European market

YM Fishing Corporation #586-10, Choryang-Dong, Dong-Ku, Busan 601-830 • Korea Tel: +82 51 469 2411 Fax: +82 51 469 2412 Email: longline@ympesca.com www.ympesca.com Contact: Hak Sam, Yoon (Mr) Nylon Monofilament longline and synthetic polyester longline. SS Tuna hook with ring, swordfish hook & tuna circle hook. Longline snap, branch hanger and all kind of longline swivel. YM PrimeLight chemical light, fishing luring light & strobe light. Tuna and swordfish longline fishing related all accessories.

BJ 5000Ex

BELITRONIC SWEDEN AB Rattarevagen 7, S-872 63 Lunde, Sweden Tel: +46 6123 2000 mailbox@belitronic.se www.belitronic.se Top of the line Jig fishing machine – BJ 5000Ex. Friendly, Flexible and Intelligent!

Reliable, effective and recently improved Jig Fishing Machine, special programs on request. The BJ 5000Ex can reach fishing depth fast!

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Braided knotted nets; Twisted knotted nets; Raschel knotless nets; Monofilaments double knot nets; PE shade nets. All types of twines and ropes, Specialising in: Tuna & Sardine, Purse Seiners; Mono and Multi gill nets; Nylon & HDPE trawl nets; Aquaculture fence & cage nets; Safety and sports nets; Ornamental nets.

World’s leading supplier of Fishing nets (our globally trusted brands are SNG, Sapphire and Olivene), assembled trawls, Purse Seines, Aquaculture cages and anti-predator nets for aquaculture industry, ropes for the fishing, aquaculture and shipping industry. Our products are exported to over 60 countries globally.

Garware Technical Fibres Plot No 11, Block D-1, MIDC, Chinchwad, Pune, India

Web: www.garwarefibres.com Tel: (+91)2027990381 Contact: Vivek Kumar Email: vkumar@garwarefibres.com Mobile: +917767802806

Amerikanikou Erithrou Stavrou 209 GR 65201 Kavala, Greece Tel: +30 2510 232938/+30 2511 104134 Email: info@iordanis.com.gr Website: www.iordanis.com.gr Contact: Iordanis Kourtzidis - CEO

Wholesale Import & Export Sales and Manufacture of fishing nets Multifilament nets & monofilament nets Silk nets & multi-mono nets, Trammel & Gill nets PVC fishing floats for fishing nets Twines, ropes, fishing lines for long lines Rainwear for professional fishermen, Nautical accessories Baskets for long lines in several sizes & hooks

KING CHOU MARINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Netting

Longlining & Jigging

Longline Equipment

Insulated Containers

Design, manufacture and installation of marine and industrial refrigeration equipment: – Plate freezers: vertical, horizontal, compact horizontal and IQF type.

– Ice machines and ice storage silos – Blast freezers – Turnkey refrigeration installations

Developing and supplying technology to the world’s line fishing fleet.

We increase the profitability, safety and sustainability of longlining by using our knowledge and new technology to automate the fishing process.

Autolining is a passive and sustainable fishing method. The seabed is not damaged and the impact on the ecosystem is minimal.

No. 42 Sto. Domingo St • Quezon City Metro Manila • The Philippines Tel: 00632 7119238, 00632 7125362 Fax: 00632 7110169 www.fortunenetgrp.com fortunenetgrp@pldtdsl.net.

Purse Seine Nets Trawl Netting Rigged Cages Pred & Bird Nets

3rd Generation HDPE www.fisa.com.pe sales@fisanet.com.pe

NET MANUFACTURERS We are a professional fish net maker and provide assembly & design service for various nets.

We use Nylon, HDPE, PP, PE to make purse seine net, fish farming cage net for smolt, grower, growout, predator & anti-bird, trawl net, trap net, safety net, sports net, twine, float and steel wire.

The making of fish nets can be twisted, braided, super-knot knotless or raschell knotless, mono or multi-mono filaments.

Website: www.king-net.com.tw Email: sales@mail.king-net.com.tw Main phone No. +886 7 535 2939 Fax No. +886 7 535 2938 23F-2, No.2 Chung Shang 2nd Road Kaohsiung City, Taiwan , Zip code: #806

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N E T TING ROPES T WINES

Propulsion

Van Beelen

Propulsion

Netting

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Van Beelen Group bv P +31(0)255 560 560 E info@vanbeelengroup.nl IJmuiden, Netherlands vanbeelengroup.nl vb-ropes.com

Thrustmaster hydraulic and mechanical tunnel thrusters, THE ďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ ĨŽƌ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ and reliable maneuvering ƵŶĚĞƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ŵĂƌŝŶĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ Learn more at:

D12 ropes and D3/D16 nets with Dyneema®.

Enkalon® nylon netting and ropes with the highest strength in the industry.

High tenacity Supercatch polyester products, and HDPE in Powerblue and Powergreen.

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We make what works for you.

RICH FISHING NETS CO., LTD. RICHAN NETTING MFG CO., LTD. Office: 9FI, Sealight BLVG, No.33 Shuixian Rd, Xiamen 361001, China Factory: Tangtou Industry Zone, Longhai, Zhangzhou 363105, China Tel: 0086-592-2106588 Fax: 0086-592-2106288 Email: sales@richan.cn xmnrich@china.com www.richan.cn Contact Michael Chen Professional netting manufacturer for Gill, Trammel, Purse Seine, Trawling by monofilament, multifilament, multi-mono, High Performance PE, Polyester, PE and PP, in knotted, knotless or braided. Our netting serves commercial fishing, fish farming, industry net, safety net and sports net. Our product range also include fishing line in copolymer, synthetic Rope & Twine, hardware, float and etc fishing accessories.

SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION - LEONARDO DA VINCI

Specialists in the design and manufacture of gearboxes and controllable pitch propellers

LEAN BRINGS YOU + SAFETY & RELIABILITY + VERY LONG LIFETIME + COST EFFICIENCY + STEALTH & HSE + MORE CARGO CAPACITY

All design, production and testing are done at our factory on the west coast of Norway.

+ LESS EMISSION AND FUEL

Service is available all over the world from Finnøy’s experienced service engineers.

N-5936 Manger Norway Tel: +47 56 34 98 60 Fax: +47 56 34 98 70 Email: ulvatn@fiskenett.no www.fiskenett.no Contact: Hugo Ulvatn Norwegian producer of twisted, braided and knotless netting for purse-seining and trawling.

Netloft for mounting and repairs of purse-seines.

Her family’s fishing legacy.

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Manufacturer of bottom trawls, twin trawls and mid water trawls for tuna, sea bass, hake, anchavy, sea bream and other species. Worldwide leader in the production of specialised purse seine nets for tuna, sardine, pilchard, etc. Le Drezen uses its own unique digital purse seine simulation program and Dynamit© Trawls in order to optimise gear design and keep customers’ costs down.

Tel: +33 (0) 2 98 58 10 54 WWW.STADT.NO

info@ledrezen.com www.ledrezen.com www.ledrezen-tuna-net.com

Leaders in Innovation, Design and Manufacturing of Propellers, Rudders and Shaftline Systems.

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29730 LE GUILVINEC - FRANCE

Tel: +47 71 27 60 00 Email: post@finnoygear.no

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Full range of CP Propulsion systems: • Reduction Gearboxes: 150 - 12000kW • CP Propellers: 3-4 and 5 bladed, Ø1-6m dia.

• Electronic remote controls • Nozzles: NACA 19A - FINNØY High Speed • Gearboxes with PTO - PTI & 2-speed solutions

BORN TO FISH.

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Trusted Tunnel Thrusters

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+44(0) 1626 333377 teignbridge.co.uk

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Safety Leading manufacturers & Suppliers of Synthetic ropes in NYLON, POLYPROPYLENE,HDPE, POLYESTER, MIXED NYLON-POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE – POLYESTER in 3,4,8 & 12 strands in various lengths.

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The assortment includes steel wire rope, as well as rope works made of both synthetic and natural fibres. We offer a versatile range of products with programmes especially suited for all segments of the fishing industry.

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PEGUET & Cie 12 Rue Des Buchillons 74105 Annemasse, France Tel: +33 450 95 54 54 Fax: +33 450 92 22 06 E-mail: info@peguet.fr Website: www.peguet.fr Manufacture of Maillon Rapide® quick links for permanent connection in aeronautics, architecture, rigging equipment, industrial supplies, sailing, parachuting & paragliding, professional fishing, tramways facilities, climbing.

All product range self-certified.

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SHIPYARD SERVICES FISHING GEAR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT & SERVICES DESIGN & ENGINEERING GENERAL SUPPLIES PORT & FISH LANDING FACILITIES

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K. Mercierlei 29 • B-2600 Berchem • Belgium Tel: +32 32 81 73 03 • Fax: +32 32 81 73 04 info@i-coats.be • www.i-coats.be Contact: Koen Van Goethem We offer environmentally friendly, waterbased coatings for ropes and nets made out of all types of synthetic fibers.

(ARAMIDS, HMPE, LCP, …) Tailor-made products developed to the needs of the market.

Waxes, acrylics, polyurethanes, pigments and specialty coatings (LAGO 45, LAGO BF 10A, ICO-LUBE 10, ICO-THANE 10, ICO-THANE 32, ICO – THANE 96, ICO-THANE 98) All coatings are compatible, allowing development for individual solutions.

REACH PREREGISTERED

Founded in Denmark in 1840, steel wire rope manufacturer.

IRELAND

Available 24/7

1000 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS DELIVERED FOR 475 SHIPS BY 2017

Engelsholmvej 28 8940 Randers SV Denmark Tel.: +45 89 11 12 13 Fax: +45 89 11 12 12 info@randers-reb.dk www.randers-reb.dk Contact name: Bent Herold

GREENLAND ICELAND

Centrally located in the North Sea basin

Esperanca Building, 7th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Colaba,Mumbai – 400 001,India Tel: +91 22 66562724/25 Fax: +91 22 66562798/99 Email: Sophia@foraxiom.com inquiry@foraxiom.com Web: www.axiomcordages.com

I-COATS N.V.

Specialist in New Builds, Repairs & Conversions

aksis fire DESIGNER AND SUPPLIER OF MARINE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEMS

Steel Wire Ropes & Trawl Wire

Ytterland, N-6050 Valderoy, Norway Tel: +47 7018 9494 Fax: +47 7018 9495 Email: sales@otsas.no www.otsas.no Contact: Olav Støylen or Einar Kjerstad Manufacturer of high quality ropes made with Dyneema, nylon, polyester, and many more

Ship Yards

OFFSHORE & TRAWL SUPPLY AS

Randers Reb International A/S

PBP SERVICES

PROTECTIVE COATING SYSTEMS

Trawl Doors

Carretera de Catral, no 30 03360 Callosa de Segura, Alicante, Spain Tel: 0034 965 310 408 Fax: 0034 965 31 2166 Email: redessalinas@redessalinas.com www.redessalinas.com Contact: Srta. Carmen Salinas Manufacturer of special purse seining nets for tuna and horse mackerel, also trawl gear, ropes and twines

Ropes & Net Coatings

REDES SALINAS S.A.

Ship Design

Ship Repair & Refit Works, Blast Cleaning & Protective Coat Services

• Specialist Facilities • Protective Coatings • Registered Technicians Internal Shiphall / Dry Docks up to 165m

T: +44 (0)1346 514056 www.pbpservices.co.uk

Complete range of high efficient trawl doors for demersal fishing, “off the seabed” semi-pelagic fishing and pelagic fishing.

Reykjavík, Iceland

atlimarj@polardoors.com www.polardoors.com

www.icefish.is

Fishing & Aquaculture Ropes Exporplas manufactures a wide range of ropes for intensive use in the fishing and aquaculture activities, providing innovative solutions worldwide.

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PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Icelandic Fisheries Tel.: +351 256 790 340 Fax.: +351 256 791 825 E-Mail: exporplas@exporplas.pt

WWW. EXPORPLAS.PT EXPORPLÁS Indústria de Exportação de Plásticos, S.A. PO BOX 63 - 3886-908 Cortegaça OVR - Portugal

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The main elements of service at Slippurinn are renovation and repairs of ships, washing and painting, mechanical repairs, propeller repairs, steel repairs, and stainless steel construction as well as furniture work and any kind of maintenance of wooden ships.

Tel: +354 460 2900 info@slipp.is • www.slipp.is

Exhibition

Smárinn Kópavogur Iceland

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Trawl Doors

Trawl Makers

PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY

Thyborøn & Poly-Ice Trawldoors for all kinds of pelagic, semi-pelagic and demersal trawling with single, twin- and multipurpose rigging.

All doors are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Made in Denmarkâ&#x20AC;? according to customer demands and wishes.

-we make fishing more profitable

8, Sydhalevej, DK-7680 Thyborøn, Denmark

Designer & manufacturer of Pelagic, Semi-Pelagic & Bottom trawls since 1992 with active trawls in North Atlantic, Far-Eastern & Western-African fisheries.

mail@thyboron-trawldoor.dk www.trawldoor.dk

COMPETITIVE PRICES WITHOUT COMPROMISE IN QUALITY

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AKVASERVIS TRAWLS Email: office@akvaservis.lt www.akvaservis-trawl.com Tel: +370 46 365 363 Las Palmas - Baltic - Murmansk

P.O. 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørþur P.O.Box Box 19 FO-530 Fuglafjørður Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Tel: +298 474 200 Tel: +298 +298 474 Fax: 474200 201 Fax: +298 474 201 Email: info@vonin.com E-mail: info@vonin.com Web: Web:www.vonin.com www.vonin.com Contact: Non Contact:Bogi Eystein Elttør Manufacturer of pelagic trawls, Vónin is a major supplier to the fishing fleet and semi-pelagic shrimpin trawls, aquaculture industrytrawls, with branches the Faroe various bottom trawls, purse and seine Islands, Greenland, Canada, Denmark Norway. nets, fish farming nets andsemi sorting Vónin manufactures pelagic trawls, pelagic grids.

VĂłnin is abottom major supplier togrids, trawl, shrimp trawls, trawls, sorting the North Atlantic/Arctic fishingand fleet. crab pots, net cages, mooring systems net We have all accessories in stock. washing systems.

3rd Generation HDPE www.ďŹ sa.com.pe sales@ďŹ sanet.com.pe

www.icefish.is

The EkkĂł trawl doors are good at shooting, hold good opening, good at turning and keep on fishing during turning and after, good at hauling. www.ekko.is smari@ekko.is t: +354 896 2300

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Estrada de Fortons 23 36812 Redondela (Pontevedra) Spain Tel: +34 986 20 33 12 Fax: +34 986 20 60 05 E-mail: info@grupoeurored.com Website: www.grupoeurored.com Contact: Alvaro Villot Eurored Vigo represents high efficiency all around the world, in the commercialisation of pelagic trawls, semi-pelagic trawls, bottom trawls, twintrawls etc. Equipped with P.E., Redline, Moveline and nylon twines.

Excellent quality materials with a high resistance like trawl doors.

Naval hardware (steel and stainless steel), twines, ropes, longline and hardware in general.

Icelandic Fisheries

Exhibition

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