Fishing Gear – Page 7
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NewsThyborøn’s trawl door technology leap
Switching to a pair of Type 23 Bluestream semi-pelagic trawl doors has boosted gear spread by an impressive 50 metres, reports Tonni Karlsen, skipper of Norwegian trawler Ole-Arvid Nergård.
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NewsFull trawl door control is here
The first full-scale trials with a pair of controllable Poseidon doors developed by Icelandic company Polar Trawl Doors has shown that the concept works and that adjustment of doors during a tow is here.
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NewsShrimp trawl setup as good as new after two years
Delivered at the beginning of 2017 and designed to fish shrimp all year round, Newfoundland Victor operates across different areas and fishing grounds that range from practically clean to rugged ground where gear damage is inevitable.
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NewsBetter economy with Thyborøn Type 23 doors
Based on the company’s experience with its Type 14 doors, Thyborøn Trawldoor has introduced its new BlueStream Type 23 semi-pelagic doors. These powerful doors are predicted to result in significant fuel savings when demersal fishing, with no reduction in catches.
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NewsAll the spread with Storm doors
Expensive doors can turn out to be the cheapest doors, according to Vónin’s Søren Havmand. He explained that the company’s Storm demersal doors were designed without even thinking about the cost, as the design team set out their criteria.
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NewsVónin pelagic gear scores on mackerel
Greenlandic trawler Markus took delivery of its 1680 pelagic trawl from Vónin last year, ahead of the mackerel fishery, and finished the season as the top catcher, and since then Vónin has supplied the same trawl type to Russian company Dobroflot for fishing mackerel and herring.
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NewsBluestream doors, all about versatility
After putting its efforts into developing their Flipper door that has been shown to meet the needs of the demersal and small pelagic sector, Danish manufacturer Thyborøn Trawldoor switched its attention to the development of its Type 22 VK Bluestream doors that were launched last year, and which range in ...
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NewsNorwegian family firm develops longline catch protection
A system developed to protect longline catches from hungry whales has been presented on Fiskevegn’s stand during this year’s Nor-Fishing exhibition. Cetacean predation on longlines is a major problem in many fisheries around the world, particularly with sperm and killer whales taking fish from the lines.
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NewsFiskevegn and Mustad Autoline in closer co-operation
Following Mustad’s acquisition earlier this year of a 50% share in Fiskevegn, by acquiring Vetrhus Holding AS (now Mustad Sealine AS), these two prominent names in the world of longline technology have agreed to work more closely together.
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NewsVónin Flyers take off
Vónin’s Flyer lift device has been through a long development process, but the results are positive, according to Óli Horn at the company’s demersal fishing gear division. One of the challenges was to find the right material that was strong but without being too rigid, and now that this is ...
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NewsSounder cable sold out – more on the way
One of the advantages of being part of a multi-national corporation are that skills and capabilities can be unexpectedly located. According to Jeroen Dorenbusch at IJmuiden Stores, an example of this came when they had been repeatedly asked if they could produce a sounder cable.
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NewsEkkó trawl doors ready to go into production
Trawl doors manufactured by Icelandic company Ekkó have been in use for two years on board research vessel Bjarni Sæmundsson, and HB Grandi’s fresher trawler has also had a pair on board for testing – with successful results, according to Ekkó’s Smári
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NewsHeavyweight net hauler added to Solent hardware range
Norway has proved to be a strong market for netting and potting deck hardware manufactured in the UK by Solent Engineering, which has a background in developing equipment for the local fleet of static gear boats fishing with nets and traps.
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NewsMustad gear for new Veidar
The latest newbuild for the Norwegian static gear fleet is the 55.50 metre LOA, 13.20 metre breadth Veidar, designed by Rolls-Royce as a dedicated longliner/netter, and it started its fishing career netting with an excellent trip.
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NewsNorthwestern chooses Palfinger
Deadliest Catch crab catcher Northwestern has placed an order for a knuckle boom crane (PKM 250) with Palfinger Marine
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NewsSNG: Trawling for success
The Killybegs-based fishing gear designer and manufacturer Swan Net-Gundry Ltd continues to live up to its reputation, designing and manufacturing a full range of pelagic gear. With its constant investment in R&D and employing the latest technology into their trawls, the company continues to be one of the leading trawl ...
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NewsChannel fleet chooses Polar doors
Icelandic trawl door specialist Polar Fishing Gear has a growing presence on the UK market that began in Scotland and has since grown to include the Channel coast as well.
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NewsNaust Marine sets up in Spain
According to the company’s sales and marketing director Helgi Kristjánsson, until they parted company a few years ago, Naust Marine had a long co-operation with a Spanish company sub-contracted to produce the deck hardware while Naust Marine in Iceland supplied the control and electrical systems.
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NewsMustad Autoline breaks new ground with electric autoline
Today Autoline deck equipment is powered by hydraulics, which in turn derive their power from a catching vessel’s diesel engines. Mustad Autoline is now working on the development process to run the main equipment with electricity.
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NewsHMPE: strong and stable
Icelandic company Polar Fishing Gear has been busy with the Acera range of HMPE ropes manufactured by Timm in Slovakia, both for general rigging and deck applications, as well as for warps and also for aquaculture applications.
