Fishing Gear – Page 8
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NewsMajor milestone achieved for controllable trawl doors
Notus Electronics Ltd of Canada and Polar Trawl Doors of Iceland have partnered to develop controllable trawl doors that are wirelessly controlled from the ship.
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NewsFISA launches new website and unveils new logo
Fibras Industriales S.A. (FISA), a global company active in net, aquaculture manufacturing and fabrication, has launched its new webpage and logo.
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NewsNew app simplifies trawl monitoring configuration
A new Windows® app has been designed to support distributors, dealers and end-users in creating a cost-effective Simrad PX MultiSensor package that delivers optimal performance for single or double trawls.
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Green light stops sea turtle deaths
Conservation biologists have found that illuminating fishing nets is a cost-effective means of dramatically reducing the number of sea turtles getting caught and dying unnecessarily.
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$20,000 prize for bycatch reduction solutions
The NPF Industry Pty Ltd (NPFI) is offering $20,000 in prize money for skippers, owners or crew who can develop strategies to help reduce bycatch in the Commonwealth Northern Prawn Fishery by 30% within three years.
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NewsBuilding tomorrow’s fishing
Fishing net manufacturer Le Drezen has recently supplied a purse seine net to Gevred, Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO)’s new 77m freezer tuna seiner.
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NewsNew Cyclops system from Morgère
Morgère has launched an innovative new monitoring system called Cyclops that enables pair trawlers to optimise trawl performance.
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NewsEMS systems trialled on tuna vessels in Fiji and Ghana
The monitoring of fishing activities at sea is on the verge of making an important step forward with the development and deployment of Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS).
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News‘Cap Kersaint’ delivered
Shipyard Piriou has recently delivered a new 60m deepfreezer longliner, ‘Cap Kersaint’, to shipowner Cap Bourbon.
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Bridon agrees £3m of major vessel supply deals
Wire and fibre rope manufacturer, Bridon, has agreed a number of major new vessel supply deals in Asia and the North Atlantic totalling more than £3m over the last 18-24 months.
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NewsUK trawl gear technology courses 2016
UK authority Seafish will be running a series of trawl gear training courses at the Sintef Flume Tank in Hirtshals in 2016.
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Hawaii's $100m fishery reopens
Hawaii''s longline vessels can fish again for bigeye tuna in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.
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NewsNew trawl door significantly reduces seabed contact
The new ‘Jumper’ trawl door from Morgére has been designed to minimise contact with the seabed.
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‘Flipper’ design moves to Type 14 VF
Last year Thyborøn Trawldoor introduced the ‘Flipper’ doors, as a technical design change to the existing Type 15 VF - this year the company has moved this design change with its adjustable foils to its Type 14 VF.
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NewsThree new longliners for Seychelles
Three new longline vessels have been added to the Seychelles’ longliner fleet.
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PSH chosen as awards finalist
The new Precision Seafood Harvesting fishing technology being developed in New Zealand has been announced as a finalist in Seaweb’s Seafood Champion Awards at Seafood Expo Asia in Hong Kong.
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Morocco orders Morgère trawl doors
Moroccan fishing company, Omnium Marocain de Pêche, has ordered 10 sets of VO08 trawl doors from Morgère.
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Seabird sprayer approved
A new seabird mitigation device called a sprayer has been approved by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), following results showing that it reduces seabird interactions with trawlers by 90%.
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NewsCap Bourbon and Sapmer sign charter agreement
Toothfish companies Cap Bourbon and Sapmer have signed a bareboat charter agreement for the longliner ‘Cap Horn 1’ for two years with a purchase option.
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Students design seal bycatch solutions
Students from the University of Tasmania''s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) have been recognised for their innovative designs for devices to reduce the incidental capture of seals during trawl fishing.
