Trawl footprint frozen
Norwegian trawler operators have committed to a series of initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of fishing gears on ocean floor species.
Norwegian trawler operators have committed to a series of initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of fishing gears on ocean floor species.
ICES findings on Baltic cod make grim reading as reductions in fishing activity are called for.
The Slider is a new variant on Thyborøn Trawl Doors’s Flipper doors. While the Flippers have hinged sections that can be folded into place and bolted down to stay there, the Slider’s flaps move on runners.
Last weekend’s Skipper Expo in Aberdeen was easily the best yet, and those of us who have been to a few of these things, it’s clear that the Skipper team have polished their formula to perfection.
The first pair of Vónin’s new pelagic trawl doors has been tested at sea with some highly encouraging results.
The inaugural Maori Innovation Award at the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards has been won by Precision Seafood Harvesting for its revolutionary technology that allows fish to be landed alive and in perfect condition.
Marel has contracted with HB Grandi to supply a new roundfish processing system for its Vopnafjörður factory in north-eastern Iceland, which is now diversifying from being a purely pelagic operation into also handling groundfish.
Marine Harvest Scotland, working in partnership with Fusion Marine, has over the last four years recycled more than a kilometre of flotation pipe from old salmon pens for use in the construction of marine access pontoons for their farm sites.
BlueFish has joined forces with Comptoirs de la Mer, the French chain of suppliers to the fishing and leisure boating sectors, to promote a campaign for clean beaches and clean seas.
It took one of HB Grandi’s trawlers only ten days to catch its quota of oceanic redfish on offshore grounds this year, before shifting back to concentrate on groundfish for the rest of its trip.