date:Aug 22, 2014
Experiments in collaboration with Nergrd Havfiske AS show that pumping from the trawls cod-end is gentler for the fish than lifting the complete catch onto the deck. Survival is higher, quality higher, and we now know more about the design of future trawlers.
Experiments onboard the trawler J. Bergvoll in May have shown that pumping is considerably more gentle than pulling up onto the ramp and survival rates of 80-100 per cent, depending on species, can be achieved.
Fish caught by trawling sho