date:Jul 25, 2012
wl was towed on one side of the vessel and compared with the concept roller ball towed on the opposite side. Gus Caslake from Seafish and Simon Armstrong from Cefas sampled the catches during the week and initial results show a reduction of 17 per cent in the volume of fish discarded.
In addition to this, underwater video cameras and load cells were used to capture the effect on the seabed. The footage and load cell results clearly show that the roller ball system vastly reduces the impact and