Fishing Gear

HB Grandis freezer trawler Örfirisey is expected to be able to operate more economically following its recent extensive refit. A major part of the refit is the third trawl winch, allowing two…

Fighting to save the albatross from extinction, the RSPB and BirdLife International are to double the number of countries in which they work.

Sea trials to test a low impact ‘hydrodredge’ which uses a cup arrangement instead of scallop teeth to extract shellfish from the sea bed were completed last year by researchers at School…

Thyborøn Trawldoors has recently announced that five sets of Thyboron doors type 9 and type 12 are ready to go to Iceland for the following companies: Brim HF, Sildarvinnslan HF, Thorbjorn and…

The first set of UK sea trials to assess the potential benefits of using ‘turned mesh’ or ‘T90’ netting has just been completed by Seafish, with encouraging results.

The new series of Polar trawl doors, the hydro-wing design constructed in double compartment body giving greater spreading force with less resistance, has had an exceptional response from the market, according to…

After months of testing, Notus has released a long life battery and intelligent charger for its Trawlmaster and Seinemaster net monitoring systems. Sensors will now be powered by a high end NiMH…