Land: Faroe Islands

Faroese pelagic vessel Jupiter FD42 received its new purse seine net for the Caplin season in February.

Vónin has gotten very good feedback on two codends that were made for the Danish purse seiner/trawler “Ruth” HG264 last summer.

This year, one of the most succesful trawls in the history of trawl making has its 20 year anniversary.

Nearly 100 people who were on board a vessel which caught fire have been rescued from life rafts.
The Athena, a factory fishing ship, had 111 people on board when the fire started 230 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly in the Atlantic.
A cargo vessel has rescued 98 crew members in the rafts. There are no reports of any injuries.

Some time ago Vónin launched a large pelagic trawl that was intended for pair trawling. At that time the “Tróndur í Gøtu” (now “Pacific Hunter”) got one and it was mainly used for Herring fishery in Smuthavet. The performance of the trawl was quite extraordinary, and the catches were 5 to 6 times higher than towing with one vessel using trawl doors.

The fantastic flexipanel was invented and developed to the fish farming industry a few years ago by Johnson Seafarms Ltd. Shetland.

In September 2009 the longline boat Bragd got a brand new Oilwind Autoline System. The Autoline System Type 23-13 is the first of its kind. This system is developed for the larger long lining boats. Since Bragd got this system they have been out on more than 40 trips. Considering the circumstances catches have been good.