Super-efficient Pluto doors
The 1.1 square metre Pluto trawl doors used by Hirtshals fisherman Hans Frejlev turned out to be almost too efficient when these replaced a slightly larger pair of conventional steel…
Skipper and crew super-happy with controllable Type 42s
Pelagic vessel Liafjord has been fishing with a pair of controllable trawl doors from Thyborøn Trawldoor since the early part of this year, and skipper William Rabben has been wondering…
Try them once – and there’s no going back
Norwegian pelagic vessel Storeknut has been using a pair of Vónin’s fully automatic Twister trawl doors since the spring, and skipper Tor Magne Drønen says that after trying out fully…
MLD offers spread control
The first of a new version of MLD’s controllable trawl doors is about to be shipped to Norwegian pelagic vessel Skipsholmen. These feature patented Spread Adjusters which automatically maintain the…
Auto height a gamechanger for controllable trawl doors
Following extensive development, testing and refinement, Thyborøn Trawldoor’s auto height facility is now proving its value, maintaining the position of the doors at a constant distance from the seabed. ‘With…
Beitir starts mackerel season with Twisters
As Icelandic pelagic vessel Beitir headed out for this year’s mackerel season, it sailed with a pair of Vónin’s fully controllable Twister trawl doors. For skipper Tómas Kárason, the impact was immediately noticeable.…
High-efficiency semi-pelagic doors give exceptional lift
A new design of semi-pelagic trawl doors from Vónin performed well enough for the owners of the trawler used for sea trials to order a pair, based in the way…
New-version Sea Hunter doors from Rock
Rock has developed a new version of its Sea Hunter trawl doors, and these have been fishing well on board one of the Faroese fleet’s smaller trawlers. ‘The Sea Master…
Steerable doors are the future
The future is in controllable trawl doors, according to Torben Søndergaard at MLD, which has been developing its high tech systems in the Danish port of Esbjerg, initially for pelagic…
Type 42 Bluestreams for new Hákon
Hampiðjan Ísland, the Icelandic agent for Thyborøn Trawldoor, has confirmed an order for a pair of fully controllable doors for fishing company Gjögur, which operates pelagic vessel Hákon ThH-250. Gjögur’s…
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