Furuno UK will be displaying the innovative Wide Angle Sonar Seafloor Profiler (WASSP) at the upcoming Irish Skipper Expo 2011, March 4-5, Galway, Ireland.

Designed and manufactured in New Zealand by Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL), the company recently signed a significant distribution agreement with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd, which will see the WASSP product distributed into markets such as, USA, China, Spain, South Korea, Japan and UK/Ireland by Furuno.

WASSP allows commercial fishing boats to map the seafloor and see more information in the water column using its wide sonar coverage. The WASSP multibeam sonar accurately profiles the water column and seafloor highlighting reefs, wrecks, fish schools, seafloor hardness changes and foreign objects in the water column or on the seafloor.

“The primary objective of the WASSP Multibeam Sonar is to enhance the skipper’s knowledge of his fishing environment, leading to improved catch rates, reduced gear damage and more productive sea time,” says Furuno UK Sales & Marketing Manager, Bruce Hardy.

WASSP has a wide range of applications for commercial fishing, including crayfish and lobster fishing, crab fishing, trawling, seining, shellfish dredging and long-line fishing.

WASSP has been installed amongst some of the top Scottish Pelagic fishing vessels including MFV’s Sunbeam, Resolute, and the Shetland vessel Serene.

“Reports from this seasons mackerel fishery are very good with WASSP helping greatly in profiling the shape of dense heavy marks to reduce the risk of gear damage.”

The scallop vessel Albion is also currently installing WASSP to provide high-resolution seabed mapping of new scallop grounds to improve catch performance and quality.

At Irish Skipper Expo 2011, WASSP will be showcased on Stand 18 in conjunction with Barry Electronics – Irelands WASSP dealer.

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