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ANNONCER

Stellar leaving Poland for Holland - @ Fiskerforum
Newbuild

Bare-bones shipbuilding

Building you own boat isn’t for everyone, but Pieter Louwe van Slooten has never been one to turn down a challenge.

FiskerForum 03/10/2016
VCU's Albert Hartman with a drum of 50mm seine rope in a single length - @ Fiskerforum
Fishing

Long and strong

‘Our core products are wire, combination rope and netting,’ Albert Hartman said, commenting that fishing hardware is at the heart of what Visserij Coöperatie Urk (VCU) does.

FiskerForum 02/10/2016
Johan Nooitgedagt of Dutch fishermen’s association De Nederlandse Vissersbond. - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

Discard ban – Potential for chaos

The discard ban has a colossal potential for chaos, according to Johan Nooitgedagt of Dutch fishermen’s association De Nederlandse Vissersbond.

FiskerForum 01/10/2016
This completed hull could be ready to fish in 9-10 months - @ Fiskerforum
Manufacturers

Hoekman ready to build

With a growing demand for fishing capacity as quotas for plaice in particular are strong and fishing is better than has been seen for years, the Hoekman yard in Urk is developing newbuild options.

FiskerForum 30/09/2016
Van Beelen is now producing synthetic trawl warps - @ Fiskerforum
Fishing

No reason to not use synthetics

Van Beelen Netten has begun producing trawl warps in Dyneema, in response to requests from medium-sized Dutch twin-rigger operators.

FiskerForum 27/09/2016
The grader centres around the bank of Aweta weighers - @ Fiskerforum
News

All about that plaice

One of the largest fish auctions in Europe, Visafslag Urk is the largest single marketplace for flatfish and also has the unique position of being almost a hundred kilometres from the sea.

FiskerForum 26/09/2016
One of the new TCD icemakers - @ Fiskerforum
Fishing

More fish, more ice

TCD in Urk has introduced a new range of ice machines that are already selling as fast as they can be made.

FiskerForum 25/09/2016
From the Holland Fisheries Event in 2014 - @ Fiskerforum
Exhibitions

Holland Fisheries Event set to to grow

The 7th edition of Holland Fisheries Event, the Dutch fishery and maritime exhibition, will take place on 7th and 8th of October in Urk with more than eighty stands already booked.

FiskerForum 16/09/2016
Job Senior Z-201 being prepared fro today's protest in Rotterdam - @ Fiskerforum
Administration

Protest day in Rotterdam

A movement that emerged online between Dutch fishermen will today hold a protest in the port city of Rotterdam, with fishing vessels arriving in the city to protest against what they see as highly restrictive rules that are adversely affecting fishing.

FiskerForum 27/08/2016