Kongsberg launches new generation headline sounder
Kongsberg is now launching the successor to the FS70 headline sonar, the seriously updated and uprated FS80 that was first shown last year. It has since been through gruelling sea…
Waive selects SeapiX for biomass control
Exail has signed a supply agreement with Norwegian company Waive to supply sonars for biomass control. This agreement includes immediate provision of two SeapiX sonar systems. ‘We are delighted to…
Coastal seiner Einar Erlend makes good use of its Furuno High Frequency Zone FSV-75 sonar for both saithe and mackerel fisheries
Norwegian mackerel season off to an early start
The Norwegian deep sea and coastal purse seiners are looking forward to a different kind of mackerel season this year as catches have to be taken in home waters, and…
King Philip was fitted with Wesmar sonar and bow thruster when it was built. Image: Wesmar
Time to work, sonar tells squid fishermen
The owner of a Monterey California fleet uses his Wesmar to fish for squid, sardines, anchovy, and mackerel. ‘We have a hundred times more efficiency using Wesmar sonar. Without it…
