Fishing Gear
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NewsBiodegradable approach to tropical tuna fisheries
In collaboration with the AZTI Technology Centre, Spanish company Zunibal has begun validation tests on its new floating and submerged fish aggregation devices
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NewsIndia’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban
America’s ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has been taking its toll on fishers’ livelihoods
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NewsControllable doors ready to go demersal
Esbjerg company MLD is working on applying this new technology to demersal fisheries
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NewsNew net loft takes shape on Skagen quayside
A new fishing gear production facility in the Danish port of Skagen is expected to be ready for use this summer as the new Cosmos Trawl net loft takes shape
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NewsReady to revolutionise beam trawling with AI
Innovative tech company Marelec returns to its roots in fishing vessel deck and winch systems
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NewsUK tech helps solve the ghost gear crisis
Technology developed in the UK is set to help address the significant costs and environmental harm caused by lost fishing nets
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NewsGarware unveils first fully recycled rope
Garware Technical Fibres has unveiled reportedly the first rope made solely from recycled fibres
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NewsNew gear trials successfully prevent whale entanglements
Minke whale entanglements could reduce by 80%, says study
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NewsCircularity breakthrough could be a game-changer
Collaborative project to recycle nylon fishing and aquaculture gear could become an industry turning point
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NewsTorNet in new Las Palmas net loft
TorNet, the Spanish arm of Icelandic fishing gear group Hampiðjan, is moving after being in the same building since 2010
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NewsMulti-purpose Wave Crest joins sister vessel
Ocean Crest was delivered a couple of years ago, and is now followed by another newbuild
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NewsTesting gentler ground gear
Norwegian Seafood Research Fund-backed project demonstrates semi-circular spreading gear can result in increased catches
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NewsNo more free lunch – eliminating whale depredation
A pod system for retrieving longline catches is enabling strong results
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NewsVónin grows Scottish presence with Mørenot takeover
Strategic step is hailed a ’significant boost’ to Faroese company’s strong presence in the Scottish aquaculture market
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NewsLost trawl gear returned from Svalbard
A lost section of a trawl has been returned and put back to use – more than a year after it came fast in the Barents Sea
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NewsEvotec scores fishing newbuild orders
Norwegian winch company has won a couple of prestigious new contracts
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NewsLess plastic landfill as fishing gear goes for recycling
Under an initiative by New Zealand fishing company Sealord and Nelson-based fishing gear supplier Motueka Nets, fishing gear that has reached the end of its useful life is being routed to recycling and alternative uses instead of heading for landfill
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NewsNorway’s fishing gear clean-up breaks records
With 37,000 metres of nets retrieved from fishing grounds, in addition to thousands of metres of lines, ropes and warps, this year’s seabed clean-up operation by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has this year returned record results
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NewsCoastal longlining going electric
With its larger longline systems now available in electric versions, Mustad Autoline is turning its attention to the setups it supplies
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NewsKongsberg, BMA team up on Turkish newbuild solutions
New strategic collaboration looks to support the supply of low voltage electrical products and engineering services to shipyards
