Electronics & Communications

Norwegian fishing company Eros A/S has signed a contract with Inmarsat Maritime to install Fleet Xpress on three fishing vessels operating in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.

SeapiX from French marine electronics specialist iXblue is a step into the future as it merges familiar fishing tools into a single working environment in a fishing vessel’s wheelhouse.

Inmarsat’s entry-level Fleet One satellite communications service has been developed to meet the needs of coastal operators who want to maintain cost efficient connectivity without the unpredictability of cellular coverage.

JRC, Alphatron Marine and ProNav will be showing the one man bridge at this year’s Nor-Fishing, which they claim will “redefine the standard we know today”.

Trackwell recently launched its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC).

DigiCatch from US company SmartCatch is a real-time remotely controllable HD video, lighting and sensor system that gives the user eyes inside the net to virtually see in the dark in order…

The new Octopus 10 from BlueTraker is a touch screen terminal with pre-installed applications for fisheries.

Simrad has launched the R2009 & R3016 dedicated Radar Control Units with integrated 9-inch portrait and 16-inch widescreen display options.

Globavista has launched BigOceanData – a next-generation vessel tracking system for the professional market.

Simrad has launched the new FM90 Multibeam Trawl Sonar System, which features a near real-time image refresh rate.

The new 80-watt Extreme Beam Spotlight from Lunasea Lighting combines an intense LED module, premier optics, ultra-durable construction and a unique active cooling system.

Shark Bay Seafoods of South Fremantle, Australia has recently installed a Notus Trawlmaster on its deep-water triple rig trawler, and the captain and fleet manager have reported an immediate payback for the…

Launched at Danfish this October, the new Simrad PX TrawlEye and Simrad TV80 software platform are designed to deliver a clear, detailed picture of the net and condition of either a bottom…

Scanmar Ltd, the new daughter company of Scanmar is now fully operational in Peterhead, Scotland.

A new acoustic transponder tag monitoring system has been introduced to the fisheries research community during the American Fisheries Society annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

Three New Zealand fishing companies - Aotearoa Fisheries, Sanford and Leigh Fish - are some of the first companies to commit to fitting vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all trawlers within their…