Fishing Gear 1-12 – Page 23
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Vonin completes a trawl for Holland
The 120 metre long Dutch factory trawler Frank Bonifaas SCH 72 took onboard a new Herring -- Bluewhiting trawl this summer, after mounting a new crane on deck.
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Sustainability, what does it mean? What should it mean? And what they want us to believe!
Dear readers, A lot has been said, and much more heard, on the subject of sustainability lately. Politicians, scientists and stakeholders are becoming more and more aware about the importance of responsible fishing. Keeping the stocks healthy, at sustainable levels, is a sine qua non condition in any fishing policy ...
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New longline system to increase quality and profits
The Norwegian company Delitek was awarded with the Nor-Fishing Innovation Prize for developing an automatic longline hauler system (ALH), a puller mounted on the side of the vessels that helps to improve both fish quality and working environment and encourage the use of conservation orientated fishing methods in the name ...
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Parsons shows its latest Profile range
Parsons Chain has officially introduced at Nor-Fishing its new 19mm middle and long link Trawlex Profile Chain launched last April.
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Security doors to save juveniles
Cetap, a Portuguese based company, presented for the first time at the show what it claims to be a revolutionary system in cages under the motto ''Fishing, protecting the fish''.
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Euronete presents Euroneema
Euronete has introduced Euronema S.C.S. (single covered strand) to allow easy splicing. The new rope has a construction of 8x1, and each strand is covered with high tenacity PE Premium. This construction makes a nice round, has excellent abrasion properties and better spooling on the winches than a 12 ...
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Good old fashioned chandlers buoyant
One of the curses of modern sales operations is the time spent having to wander round a whole range of different suppliers to get different pieces of equipment.
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New live cod loading system from Norway
The Norwegian company Cflow has developed a new loading system for live cod/coalfish. The fish flow freely from trawls/nets or cages into the hold by way of underpressure. Therefore, the fish receive gentle handling.
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Little Big Brother freefalls
Norwegian Maritime Equipment says it has introduced a big brother for what it says was the world''s smallest free fall lifeboat, the JY-FN/FF-4.9, when launched last year. The new lifeboat has a 28-person capacity yet is only 5.8m long, saving on valuable deck space.
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CO2 steps forward for more speed and space
DSI Denmark has now sold more than 150 CO2 freezer plate systems since it began getting clearances to develop CO2 models of its range at the start of 2000. A company statement said they are used for quick, deep freezing many different food products, such as fish, shellfish, meat, ...
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Traalnett opens its doors in Norway
Norwegian shipowner Gudmund Fjortoft and Jorge Lores from Eurored have open a new company in the harbour of the Fjortoft Island in the Northwest of Norway, to supply fishing gear and equipment. The new company, Traalnett, which has a warehouse of 1000m2 and a total area of 5,000m2, is situated ...
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Altogether now! Track and trace for skippers and observers
South African software company Olfish says its software is now available in fully -- commercial trawl and longline versions and its team is at an advanced stage of development of both purse seine and lobster (traps) versions.
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Giants Sealord praise Fiskevegn
Integrated weighted longlines are not just a silver bullet for reducing seabird deaths, according to Malcolm McNeill, longline manager for Sealord, Nelson.
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Gondán delivers to Norway
Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondán S.A. has just delivered trawler Sunderøy to its new owner Norway''s Myre Havfiske AS which is based in Sortland.
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Masto says rope life is extended by 50-100%
Masto Wire-Service AS of Kristiansand S Norway is the maker of the well known Masto high-pressure wire rope lubricator.
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Simrad supplies electronic equipment for Libas
Simrad has supplied an extensive suite of hydro acoustic and navigation equipment to the 94m Libas, the largest pelagic vessel in the Norwegian fleet. Built at the Fitjar Mek Verkstad shipyard in Norway for Lie Management.
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Dan Fender cuts float weight by 24kgs
Denmark-based Dan Fender says its trawl-float fender can cut 24kgs off the weight of a traditional float system. It produces the special ''Skaw'' fender for Polar Skagen in Denmark. They are filled with a special polyurethane mixture in liquid form that hardens to produce a rigid float that works down ...
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Faroese trawl cooks up herring with Swedes in two days
Vónin of the Faroes says it is very happy with the results of a new trawl and codend, designed for blue whiting, which it has supplied to Swedish trawler TOR-ÖN.
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Morgere launches Delta doors
French company Morgere Trawl Doors has just launched a new type of midwater trawl door which it calls its Delta doors. The move was in response to several netmakers, the company said and they were developed in collaboration with the French national sea research institute at Boulogne sur Mer ...
