Fishing Gear

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Billed as a “world-first method for catching scallops”, an alternative to damaging dredging activities has been developed thanks to funding from the UK government’s Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF).

18th May 2022

Scallop breakthrough

18th May 2022

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Loran is one of the famous names in the Norwegian longline fleet, and its owners have never shied away from going in new directions. Now they are making plans to replace the…

11th April 2022

Hydrogen for new longliner

11th April 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has launched a new online, interactive tool that provides a visual evaluation of methods to reduce wildlife bycatch in tuna longline fisheries.

15th March 2022

Tuna longline sustainability

15th March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Brittany, France-based trawl door manufacturer Morgère has begun promoting its range of doors for smaller, under 15-metre vessels across the Channel, saying they are well suited to parts of the UK and…

11th March 2022

Small trawl door solutions

11th March 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The development of efficient, cost-effective light-emitting diode (LED) technology has led to a growing list of innovative residential and industrial applications. With NOAA Fisheries’ By-catch Reduction Engineering Programme funding, researchers have found…

17th February 2022

Lights, camera, by-catch

17th February 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The Spanish fleet has been working on evaluating the feasibility of biodegradable fish aggregation devices (FADs) for some years, and the latest stage brings this research to Atlantic waters.

14th February 2022

Planning ahead for bioFADs

14th February 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Commercial fishermen in the United States now have access to a free app that simplifies mandatory harvest reporting for both state and federally licensed fishermen.

6th January 2022

Reporting app for Maine lobster fishers

6th January 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Maritime Systems has released a new inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) in response to new regulation coming in next year requiring all English-registered fishing vessels under 12 metres to be fitted with…

10th December 2021

Maritime Systems equips English fishers with I-VMS

10th December 2021

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Following some years of research and development, Garware formally launched its X1s, a new compact trawl netting, showing it for the first time at the DanFish exhibition.

8th December 2021

Garware introduces X1s

8th December 2021

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A purse seine for Norwegian pelagic vessel Slaaterøy has broken a few records, with trips of as much as 2230 tonnes of herring in just three shots.

1st December 2021

Purse seine’s record catch

1st December 2021