Fishing Gear – Page 19
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Hemmer T90 – new bottom trawl from Fjarðanet
Fjarðanet’s netmaker and trawl designer Hermann Guðmundsson has developed a revolutionary new demersal trawl that is constructed differently to demersal trawls already on the market.
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NewsLonglining the Mustad way
Until the early 1970s, baiting, coiling and handling longline gear was done by hand. Nowadays, however, this can be done automatically with the Mustad Autoline System. There are three major phases to autolining:
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NewsSimple steps to responsible longlining
Despite being introduced to reduce the amount of by-catch caused by trawling, longlining still attracts a variety of animals that are not their targets – albatrosses and other seabirds among them.
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Simulation for tuna seining
As computer software reaches into every area of fisheries, the design of seine nets is no exception. French netting specialist Le Drezen has pioneered the use of a unique modelling software program that digitally simulates a haul, thus helping vessel owners and skippers to design the seine best suited to ...
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Positive feedback for Sapphire
Sapphire, the flagship brand of PE compact nettings from the Indian manufacturer Garware Wall Ropes Ltd, is becoming more and more popular amongst trawl owners around the world, with a particularly good response from skippers in South Africa and Namibia.
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NewsTrawl monitoring for “Bergur Huginn” and “Gjogur”
Marport, a marine technology company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of acoustic sensing, processing and communications products, announced in early August that it has been selected as the supplier of complete trawl monitoring and net sounder systems for the fresh fish trawlers “Bergur Huginn” NB44 and “Gjogur” NB45.
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NewsNeptune for I&J vessels
Earlier this year, the South African based Irvin & Johnson purchased a pair of 8m2, 3400kg Polar Neptune trawl doors for their Sterkoder type, “Bluebell”.
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NewsNotus vessels see immediate fishing improvements
According to Notus Electonics Ltd, “install Notus and you see improved fishing immediately”. The company claims that this has been the result for the ever increasing number of trawlers installing the Trawlmaster.
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NewsSmart ways to catch fish
Belitronic fish jigging machines were developed by the Swedish family, Neuendorf. The father, Bjorn and sons Patrik and Thomas have used the most modern computer technology available to help fishermen make line fishing more efficient.
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DATANET demonstrations for trawler owners
French manufacturer of high accuracy fishing trawl control equipment iXTrawl is currently demonstrating the potential of its DATANET Trawl Door Spread Measurement System on individual owners’ trawlers.
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DSM Dyneema in the Aquaculture sector
DSM Dyneema is part of the DSM Performance Materials activities of the DSM group and is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, said to be the world’s strongest fibre.
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Booming Polar pelagic doors
Two new designs of Polar pelagic doors are showing promising results, greater spreading force and, equally important, reduced resitance. The new design is similar to the Jupiter and Mars pelagic doors but with double compartment as the doors’ main body to generate greater spreading power.
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Saving costs by discovering faults before they happen
A stoppage in the winch unit onboard can be expensive if it happens while hauling. Now Rapp Hydema AS has launched a new Service Partnership which detects faults in winches while the vessel is alongside.
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Nets for the world
Euronete, the Fishing Division of the Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group and one of the world’s major producers of heavy duty nets for either bottom trawling or pelagic fishing, has lately increased the number of its branches around the world to ensure a better distribution all over the world.
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Vónin makes fishing more profitable
Vónin’s new sorting system for pelagic fishery is designed to improve profitability and consists of a four-sided net tunnel with a flexible grid fitted inside. This sorts larger fishes from, for example, blue whiting and herring. The larger fish that do not pass through the grid, escape through an opening ...
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Geonet for sharp shooting
Britanny''s iXTrawl reports that customers are happy about the reliability and robustness of its trawl sensors which work with Geonet to improve trawl positioning and allow the bridge to check if the trawl is working properly.
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Cosmos trawl gear on França Morte
Danish trawl specialist and Hampidjan Group partner, Cosmos Trawl A/S, has supplied the trawl gear for Portugal’s new 73.8-metre freezer/stern trawler the França Morte.
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Making pelagic fishing more efficient
Egersund Trawl from Norway, continues the development of equipment to make pelagic fishing more efficient.
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Longlining fishery gets MSC certification
The freezer longline Pacific cod fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska has become, last month, the first cod fishery in the world to obtain the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as a sustainable and well-managed fishery. Cod products of this ...
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NewsAtli launches new trawl doors
After two years in the netting and marine electronics sector, trawl door specialist Atli Josafatsoon is back on the trawl door business and have now launched his own brand, the Polar.
