Fishing Gear

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

According to Seafish, a new type of prawn trawl developed by the organisation is offering significant environmental benefits, by producing a higher quality prawn catch whilst reducing the fish bycatch.

1st June 2007

Environmental benefits from Seafish prawn trawl

1st June 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A new device known as the ‘fishbox’ has shown promising results in reducing the catch of unwanted fish from prawn trawl nets in one of Australia’s largest prawn trawl fisheries.

23rd April 2007

Fish escape device is one out of the box

23rd April 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

With design, development and production facilities and repair workshops in the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Newfoundland, Vónin® offers products and services for trawlers and purse seiners of every type, as well as…

23rd April 2007

New trawls add business value

23rd April 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The third annual WWF International Smart Gear Competition, launched in early February, is seeking new designs for fishing gear that reduces marine bycatch – the accidental catch and related deaths of marine…

1st March 2007

WWF’s International Smart Gear Competition

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

UK supermarket ASDA has teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and fishermen in Sri Lanka in a bid to save thousands of endangered marine turtles that are accidentally snagged by…

1st March 2007

ASDA casts out old fishing hooks

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Marport, a leading subsea acoustics technology company, has announced availability of its second generation digital net sounder.

1st March 2007

Marport announces Trawl Explorer G2

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Although the main business of Vónin Ltd. is trawl, the company sees the importance in providing vessels with products that increase efficiency and safety onboard vessels.

1st March 2007

New line thrower L-75

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Pair trawling is becoming more popular in Northern Europe, with over 25 vessels pair trawling in the Faeroes. Many of these have chosen Scantrol’s iSYM PairLink to control and monitor the trawl…

1st March 2007

Pair trawling in Scotland

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Euronete says that its commitment to the fishing industry is “Leading in a competitive Sea” and, due to this commitment, the company is continuing to develop new products and improve the present…

1st March 2007

Leading in a competitive sea

1st March 2007

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Danish shrimp trawl specialist Cosmos Trawl A/S is increasing it’s efforts to ease the difficulties faced by the cold water shrimping market by introducing the Cosmos 3000 – a new ground fish…

18th December 2006

Introducing the ‘Cosmos 3000’

18th December 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Despite being introduced to reduce the amount of by-catch caused by trawling, longlining still attracts a variety of animals that are not their targets – albatrosses and other seabirds among them.

3rd November 2006

Simple steps to responsible longlining

3rd November 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

As computer software reaches into every area of fisheries, the design of seine nets is no exception. French netting specialist Le Drezen has pioneered the use of a unique modelling software program…

3rd October 2006

Simulation for tuna seining

3rd October 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Sapphire, the flagship brand of PE compact nettings from the Indian manufacturer Garware Wall Ropes Ltd, is becoming more and more popular amongst trawl owners around the world, with a particularly good…

3rd October 2006

Positive feedback for Sapphire

3rd October 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Marport, a marine technology company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of acoustic sensing, processing and communications products, announced in early August that it has been selected as the supplier of…

3rd October 2006

Trawl monitoring for “Bergur Huginn” and “Gjogur”

3rd October 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Belitronic fish jigging machines were developed by the Swedish family, Neuendorf. The father, Bjorn and sons Patrik and Thomas have used the most modern computer technology available to help fishermen make line…

31st August 2006

Smart ways to catch fish

31st August 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

French manufacturer of high accuracy fishing trawl control equipment iXTrawl is currently demonstrating the potential of its DATANET Trawl Door Spread Measurement System on individual owners’ trawlers.

29th June 2006

DATANET demonstrations for trawler owners

29th June 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

DSM Dyneema is part of the DSM Performance Materials activities of the DSM group and is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, said to be the world’s strongest fibre.

29th May 2006

DSM Dyneema in the Aquaculture sector

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Two new designs of Polar pelagic doors are showing promising results, greater spreading force and, equally important, reduced resitance. The new design is similar to the Jupiter and Mars pelagic doors but…

29th May 2006

Booming Polar pelagic doors

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

A stoppage in the winch unit onboard can be expensive if it happens while hauling. Now Rapp Hydema AS has launched a new Service Partnership which detects faults in winches while the…

29th May 2006

Saving costs by discovering faults before they happen

29th May 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Danish trawl specialist and Hampidjan Group partner, Cosmos Trawl A/S, has supplied the trawl gear for Portugal’s new 73.8-metre freezer/stern trawler the França Morte.

27th February 2006

Cosmos trawl gear on França Morte

27th February 2006