Published - 13 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs New hopper design to improve catch handling and bycatch survival Managing the catch once it hits the deck is a major consideration for any skipper. Choosing/designing the right kind of hopper to improve catch handling … Read More Catch Handling, Fisheries Landscape
Published - 12 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Innovative codend improves selectivity, survivability, and quality The FloMo codend is an innovative fishing technology designed to improve the selectivity, survivability, and quality of the catch. Unlike traditional mesh codends, the FloMo … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Precision Fishing, Videos
Published - 12 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Innovative beam trawl design; a possible replacement for traditional prawn trawling? The Wing Trawling System is an advanced fishing method designed to improve efficiency and sustainability in USA shrimp trawlers. “Is this innovative beam trawl design; … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Precision Fishing
Published - 12 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Support for Innovation: links and programs Fishing businesses and fleets are full of novel ideas and designs that could revolutionize the way businesses operate and fishers feed the community. Knowing how … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Support for Innovation
Published - 10 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Outside-the-box vessel design Investing in new tech, particularly vessels, is a major undertaking for any business. In 2018 a revolutionary fishing vessel was proposed for Australian fisheries by … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Trawl Vessel Design and Machinery
Published - 10 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Innovation required to reduce fish waste Waste in any business costs money, and the pressure to reduce our impact and be as efficient as possible is only growing. Fish waste is … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Next-Gen Catch Products
Published - 7 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs A resilient industry is valued by society; Seafood Industry Australia – our pledge The Trawl Network-Fishing Innovation is designed to help improve industry resilience and future-proof trawl fisheries around the country. While our core focus is technological innovation, … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Social Responsibility
Published - 7 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Unaccounted benefits and costs from bottom trawling Bottom trawling is an activity that produces economic and social benefits, such as employment, income, and nutritious seafood for consumers. However, bottom trawling may also … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Social Responsibility
Published - 7 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Tomorrows fuel options: whats on the menu? Anyone in business is aware of the rising cost of operating, particularly when it comes to fuel. There’s also the building pressure to burn less … Read More Energy Management, Fisheries Landscape
Published - 6 February 2025 By Steve Eayrs Why is sustainable development crucial to commercial fishers? Sustainable development is crucial to trawl fishing, as in all industries. It can help create resilient and future-proofed trawl fisheries by guiding activity and decision-making … Read More Fisheries Landscape, Social Responsibility
