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Danish fishing company Hametner in Thyborøn has sold its trawler Pernille-Kim R-500 to another Thyborøn company, according to owner John-Anker Hametner.
Ejner Thomassen is normally a cheerful fisherman, but the news in January a year ago that the Kattegat sole quota had been cut by 42% due to insufficient data was painful, especially as the fish were practically queuing up to come over the rail.
Marine pollution has been in the news recently, as the World Economic Forum published a report estimating that by 2050 there will be more plastic waste than fish in the oceans. This comes as no surprise to skipper Max Christensen of Danish fishing boat Jamik K-148, who sent us this clip.
Danish trawler Malle L-153 has switched its old bottom doors for a larger pair of flying doors, and has seen better catches with the new rig.
The Danish shrimp fishery has moved a step closer towards attaining MSC certification, which is expected to provide the fishery with an advantage in sales terms as well as being a benefit to the stock.
Danish industrial trawler Lonny Hedwig has been rigged with a pair of Thyborøn Trawldoor’s type 21VF Flipper doors, incorporating slots that can be opened and closed as required to adjust the surface area of the doors
Marel will host the 14th Salmon ShowHow at Progress Point in Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 February 2015.
A large group of Dutch, German, French, English, Lithuanian, Danish and Irish pelagic fishers has entered the first blue whiting fishery into MSC assessment. This is the third multi-national assessment of a pelagic fishery in recent months marking a growing trend of cross-border cooperation in the pelagic sector. By working together, national fishing organisations are reducing their assessment costs and collaborating to improve fishery management.
The head of Danish Fishermen Mr. Svend-Erik Andersen has written to EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki demanding that the ban on discards at sea be suspended for a year at least.
The Port of Hirtshals now introduces a more dynamic and transparent rate system for vessels that come to the port for repair, maintenance or rebuild. The port simplifies the current rate system and provides the opportunities for vessels to stay at the port on a daily rate.
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