Fishing Gear – Page 9
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NewsLaser solution to prevent seabird bycatch
Norway’s Mustad, together with the Dutch company SaveWave, has developed the SeaBird Saver which uses brand new technology to create bird free zones near fishing vessels.
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Trawl door delivers great results
A new type of trawl door developed by Morgère and designed to fish close to the seabed has proved successful for a number of Icelandic skippers since its launch one-and-a-half years ago.
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Electronic monitoring of tuna longliners
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has initiated an electronic monitoring project which aims to improve data collection on the catch of albacore, yellowfin and bigeye tuna in the Western and Central Pacific.
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Trawl door sales take off
Vónin has reported booming sales of trawl doors over the winter months of 2013 and the beginning of 2014.
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‘Herøyhav’ for Norway
Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark has delivered 69.95m trawler/purse seiner ‘Herøyhav’ to Norwegian company Herøyhav AS.
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Tersan longliners
Turkish shipyard Tersan successfully delivered longliner M-Solhaug to owner Mikal Solhaug AS at the end of February.
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Mustad to launch SeaBird Saver this year
Mustad Autoline will launch its SeaBird Saver™ in August this year - the first effective audio-laser solution, that prevents seabird bycatch and bait loss.
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Great results from Thyborøn doors
Danish trawler ‘Ceton’ has a new set of 14m2 15 VF midwater doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors.
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New sandeel trawl
Vónin has designed a new sandeel trawl after being approached by Danish vessel owners.
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New line weighting system a success
A new line weighting study in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery has shown a reduced risk to seabird capture with no influence on fish catch rate.
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'Arctic Prowler'
The first large commercial fishing vessel built in Alaska, F/V ''Arctic Prowler'', has been christened at Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)''s Ketchikan Shipyard.
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Cerulean ready to fish
Alan Haig-Brown caught up with Captain Josh Trosvig at the beginning of October as he was onboard his new longliner ‘Cerulean’, after leaving Alaska for fishing grounds in the Aleutian Island chain to the west of Dutch Harbor.
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Longliner delivered
Longliner ''Emry & Boys'' was recently delivered to ALS Fisheries Ltd. of Sambro, Nova Scotia.
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New lead-free line
Danish producer of fishing equipment, Grønborg Line, has developed a new lead-free line for industrial fishing.
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Flying trawl doors “working out well”
Skipper Karsten Mølgaard from Hirtshals has reported that getting a new set of 15 VF flying trawl doors from Thyborøn Trawldoors was a “very good experience”.
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Banana Pingers to reduce bycatch
All vessels over 12m operating in certain waters around the UK now have two months to demonstrate compliance with an existing EU regulation to reduce cetacean bycatch, effective from 1 July 2013.
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Seafish runs Trawl Gear Technology Training course
During February the Gear Technology section of Seafish held three trawl gear technology courses for fishermen from England, the last to be funded within the current project, reports Mike Montgomerie, Seafish Gear Technologist.
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Good fishing for ‘Bolga’
Longlining company Mustad Longline reports that things are going well for the 13m longliner ‘Bolga’.
