Fishing Gear – Page 12
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DIS Cloud provides a safer and cleaner production environment
Following several years of great performance and results, DIS is presenting the DIS Cloud cleaning system and the D-SAN disinfection product to the Norwegian market.
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Scientific research for sustainable trawl doors
Low water fishing for sand eel in the North Sea has been put in the spotlight by Danish scientists in order to sedure the future of both the fish stock and the fishing industry.
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Longline fisheries go for certification
The North West Atlantic Canada swordfish pelagic longline fishery has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, and the US North Atlantic swordfish longline and buoy gear fishery has been entered into assessment.
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Novacavi’s new tow cable
Novacavi has recently developed a bespoke composite tow cable, with a special heavy armour and breaking strength higher than 1000kN, to be used in sea fishing systems for flatfish.
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Jupiter t4 doors on mackerel
Iceland-based trawl door design and manufacturing company, Polar Fishing Gear, has reported good results with its Jupiter t4 model of pelagic doors, especially on high speed fishing for mackerel and herring.
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Introducing TS-II Turbo
Samson, developer and manufacturer of high-performance synthetic rope, has introduced its new trawl warp line, TS-II Turbo.
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A smart solution to be part of
The most recent research shows that the seabird deaths as a result of longline fishing has been severely underestimated, says Hans Jusseit, managing director of Oceansmart, a company providing smarter, environmentally safe solutions for the global fishing industry and environment.
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Vónin takes foothold in Denmark
Fishing gear company Vónin has taken over three-quarters of Strandby Net, in a deal expected to expand and consolidate the company’s international position.
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Success for Vónin nets in Iceland
The capelin season in the Icelandic zone has reached its end and Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian vessels have been fishing for the past two months.
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Poly Ice trawl doors now made in Denmark
Since the takeover of Hampidjan’s trawl door division, Poly Ice, in Iceland in October last year, the production of Poly Ice trawl doors is well underway at Thyborøn Skibssmedie Ltd in Denmark.
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AFMA projects on track to reduce bycatch
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has started a multi-year project to work with Commonwealth fishers to minimise the impact of fishing practices on protected and at-risk bycatch species.
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New vessel design from Cygnus
Cygnus Workboats has designed a new multi-purpose under 10m that is ideal for potting, netting and jigging.
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Longline device wins 2011 Smart Gear Competition
Japan’s Kazuhiro Yamazaki won the WWF 2011 International Smart Gear Competition with his Yamazaki Double-Weight Branchline.
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Smart Gear 2011 winners announced
WWF has announced the grand prize winner and the two runners-up of the 2011 International Smart Gear competition.
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Morgère introduces new doors
Morgère is introducing a new design of three foil trawl doors - the VO3 and PV3, which are bottom doors, and the SPF, a semi-pelagic door.
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New Vónin pelagic multi-trawl
In June this year, Vónin delivered a new 2,048m pelagic trawl to M/V Jupiter FD42, for mackerel surface pair trawling.
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Lobster trawl lets cod escape
A new selective trawl is being used by fishermen catching Norway lobster in the Kattegat.
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Seafish using Flume Tank for trawl gear training
The UK’s Seafish is committed to providing trawl gear technology training for UK fishermen, and, with assistance from European funding, the organisation runs trawl gear technology training courses at the Flume Tank in the North Sea Centre in Hirtshals, Denmark, which is operated by the Norwegian Institute SINTEF.
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Sri Lanka to receive $300m for longline fleet
Sri Lanka has received the assistance of three nations to expand its tuna fishing industry, reports Chandani Jayatilleke.
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Faster longline sinking
Haesung Enterprise Co., Ltd says that longline caught fish can be worth more than fish caught by other methods, however, despite this advantage, the fishing gear style should vary depending on target and depth.