Morgère goes for a new look
Trawl doors from Morgère have undergone a makeover and are now getting a vibrant yellow colour scheme. The yellow trawls doors will be easier for crew to see when working…
Controllable doors commercially available
With the long test phase over, Thyborøn Trawldoor reports that its fully controllable trawl doors are on the market. Tests were carried out on board Swedish pelagic vessel Themis over…
Controllable doors for Shetland pelagic fleet
When Whalsay pelagic vessel Serene called at the Karstensen yard in Skagen for its annual drydocking and maintenance, it sailed for home with some new doors on board. These are…
Atli Már Jósafatsson of Pólar Fishing Gear, Ministry of Foreign Affairs director general María Mjöll Jónsdóttir and Haukur Alfreðsson of Kaldara Group after signing the grant agreement.
Supporting development of Kenya’s fisheries
Icelandic trawl door manufacturer Polar Fishing Gear is embarking on a co-operative venture to modernise fisheries in Kenya, in terms of greater efficiency, improved catch handling and in introducing a…
New doors from old nets
Trials with Pluto doors on board a coastal boat in Iceland look promising, putting to work the first pairs of doors engineered for small-scale trawlers, while also being made using…
Morgère has moved into a new custom-built facility that offers new opportunities. Image: Morgère
New Morgère facility operational
Trawl door manufacturer Morgère has successfully completed the move from its historic base at the quayside at the port of Saint Malo in Brittany, relocating to a new purpose-built manufacturing…
Trawl door control – coming soon
Thyborøn Trawldoor has begun the rollout of its Type 32 Bluestream pelagic trawl doors, a major development in efficiency and a big step towards full control of the doors during…
Investing in engineering
Vónin has acquired Danish engineering and design company Volu Ventis. Based in Silkeborg, Volu Ventis and its managing director Søren Hjørt have a long background in the energy and green…
Current Morgère director Michel Dagorn (left) with Pascal Reverseau. Image: Ouest-France
New factory, new director for Morgère
As Michel Dagorn, who has managed Saint Malo fishing gear company Morgère for the last decade is set to retire last this year, the company is set for some big…
Venture III is fishing with a 4.50 square metre pair of Vónin’s Storm trawl doors
Storm doors stay steady under extreme conditions
Scottish trawler Venture III BF-326 has been fishing with a pair of 4.50 square metre Storm trawl doors from Vónin, and both of the trawler’s skippers are delighted with the…