Fishing Gear – Page 14
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NewsLongline 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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NewsNovacavi’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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NewsJupiter 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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NewsIntroducing 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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NewsA 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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NewsVónin 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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NewsSuccess 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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NewsPoly 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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NewsAFMA 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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NewsNew 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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NewsLongline 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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NewsSmart 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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NewsMorgère 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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NewsNew 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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NewsLobster trawl lets cod escape
A new selective trawl is being used by fishermen catching Norway lobster in the Kattegat.
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NewsSeafish 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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NewsSri 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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NewsFaster 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.
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More focus on fishery research?
Scanmar looks at the need for more research in the fishing industry.
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NewsStar-Oddi’s new Fish Selector
Iceland’s Star-Oddi has developed the Fish Selector, which automatically separates fish while still in the trawl.
