date:Jul 25, 2012
Seafish has been working closely with part of the team responsible for the successful 50 per cent discard project including net designers Darren 'Edd' Edwards, Alan Porter and Shaun Gibbs, skipper of the Barentszee, a Brixham beam trawler, to trial the innovative roller ball footrope.
Unlike traditional beam trawl gear the roller ball system involves replacing the standard hopper footrope with rubber rollers. This allows the trawl to roll across the seabed as opposed to being dragged. It is thi