Fishing Gear – Page 11
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NewsTersan longliners
Turkish shipyard Tersan successfully delivered longliner M-Solhaug to owner Mikal Solhaug AS at the end of February.
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NewsMustad to launch SeaBird Saver this year
Mustad Autoline will launch its SeaBird Saver™ in August this year - the first effective audio-laser solution, that prevents seabird bycatch and bait loss.
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NewsGreat results from Thyborøn doors
Danish trawler ‘Ceton’ has a new set of 14m2 15 VF midwater doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors.
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New sandeel trawl
Vónin has designed a new sandeel trawl after being approached by Danish vessel owners.
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NewsNew line weighting system a success
A new line weighting study in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery has shown a reduced risk to seabird capture with no influence on fish catch rate.
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'Arctic Prowler'
The first large commercial fishing vessel built in Alaska, F/V ''Arctic Prowler'', has been christened at Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)''s Ketchikan Shipyard.
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NewsCerulean ready to fish
Alan Haig-Brown caught up with Captain Josh Trosvig at the beginning of October as he was onboard his new longliner ‘Cerulean’, after leaving Alaska for fishing grounds in the Aleutian Island chain to the west of Dutch Harbor.
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NewsLongliner delivered
Longliner ''Emry & Boys'' was recently delivered to ALS Fisheries Ltd. of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
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NewsNew lead-free line
Danish producer of fishing equipment, Grønborg Line, has developed a new lead-free line for industrial fishing.
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NewsFlying trawl doors “working out well”
Skipper Karsten Mølgaard from Hirtshals has reported that getting a new set of 15 VF flying trawl doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors was a “very good experience”.
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NewsBanana Pingers to reduce bycatch
All vessels over 12m operating in certain waters around the UK now have two months to demonstrate compliance with an existing EU regulation to reduce cetacean bycatch, effective from 1 July 2013.
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NewsSeafish runs Trawl Gear Technology Training course
During February the Gear Technology section of Seafish held three trawl gear technology courses for fishermen from England, the last to be funded within the current project, reports Mike Montgomerie, Seafish Gear Technologist.
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NewsGood fishing for ‘Bolga’
Longlining company Mustad Longline reports that things are going well for the 13m longliner ‘Bolga’.
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NewsAustralian fishermen design water sprayer to help protect seabirds
Australian fishermen operating in the South East Trawl fishery have come up with a new device to scare birds away from warp lines.
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Poly-DK becomes Nordic Rope
Danish company Poly-DK, specialist in the development of fibre-based ropes and lines for industrial, marine and offshore, has changed its name to Nordic Rope Aps.
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NewsRevolutionary doors from Polar
Polar Fishing Gear’s Poseidon Remote Controllable Trawl Doors have completed successful sea trials onboard the 70m Icelandic research vessel, Árni Fridriksson.
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NewsNew environmentally friendly wire rope
Asia One Marine has introduced its Fishcable this year, which aims to reduce pollution caused by ropes greased with petrol based or synthetic chemical greases.
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NewsNew generation of multibeam sonars from WASSP
Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd has announced details of the company’s latest range of multibeam sonar’s, now for all commercial applications.
