Fishing Gear – Page 17
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GeoEye releases of OrbMap 7 software
GeoEye, Inc., a provider of satellite and aerial-based geospatial information, has released the OrbMap 7 software, featuring three dimensional views of oceanographic maps.
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Hooked on Vónin grid
One of the largest and most modern shrimp trawlers in Canadian waters is the "Mersey Phoenix" owned by Mersey Seafoods Ltd.
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Spend more days working with new internal gyro
Poor seas can unfortunately lead to lost days on the water for commercial and fishing crews.
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Trial shows environmental benefits of Aquatice® bait attractants
Kiotech has reported a successful fishing trial using its Aquatice® pheromone bait attractant.
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NewsMajor longlining project
At Norshipping in June Mustad Longline and Havyard their cooperation in a project designed to revolutionise longline fishing on a global scale. The two companies will now work together on the development and construction of fully integrated, tailor-made vessels that they say will set a new standard for all future ...
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Seabird tracking to reducing longline bycatch
BirdLife''s Global Seabird Programme is supporting a series of satellite tracking projects to minimise the amount of seabirds caught on longlines.
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NewsLonglining restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has restricted longline fishing in the Gulf of Mexico to protect threatened loggerhead sea turtles.
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NewsUS fisheries act to protect Arctic
Audubon Alaska, the state office of the National Audubon Society (BirdLife in the US), has welcomed the decision of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to prevent the expansion of industrial fishing into all US waters north of the Bering Strait for the foreseeable future.
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NewsNesNet spreads fishing gear skills
NesNet is a new company run by Lárus Thór Pálmason, a netmaker and fishing gear technology lecturer at the Fjölbrautaskóli Sudurnesja (FS) college in Iceland.
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NewsquicKutterTM - approved by fishermen
Four years after its invention, the quicKutter rope cutter has been approved by fishermen.
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NewsSimrad receives historic trawl system order
The Simrad office in Spain has received a record order for 118 ITI systems.
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NewsCase study: The Dyneema® experience
When it comes to trawling, especially for shrimp, Mexico plays an important global role as a major player in the market.
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NewsSuper Height Trawl = 'green' fishing
Demersal species tend to come off the seabed frequently and when this happens it is hard to catch the fish with traditional ground trawls because they do not have enough height.
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NewsThe Dyneema Soft Shackle
POLY-DK says that is has been very busy since introducing the Soft Shackle at the latest DanFish exhibition.
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NewsMore gill nets with floatlines
New technology is opening the way for faster and easier handling of large gill nets, by using floatlines, says Danish company Fischernet.
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NewsScallop dredge sea trials show cost savings
Sea trials to test the use of more cost effective materials and components in Queen Scallop dredges have shown cost savings and positive environmental benefits in reducing seabed impact, leaving less sand in the dredge, much cleaner queens and a reduction in the King Scallop bycatch.
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Global competition seeks to net smartest hook, line and sinker
A $US 57,500 prize fund is on offer for the best new fishing gears designed to reduce bycatch in the fourth International Smart Gear Competition, launched by WWF.
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Trawlers switch to Dyneema® D-Netting
Dutch netting and rope producer, Van Beelen BV, began this year with a large increase in demand for its Dyneema® D-Netting, thanks to successful trial results from New Zealand customer, Motueka Nets, last year.
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NewsBrazil pledges to help save seabirds
Brazil has recently formally ratified a major global seabird treaty.
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NewsSecond West Coast longliner installs WESMAR stabilizers
Captain Rodney McVicker is the second West Coast longliner to install WESMAR stabilizers and as a result, he reports more steady and plentiful fishing.
