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Published: May 17, 2011
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The 2011 International Smart Gear Competition is offering a grand prize of $30,000 and two $10,000 runner-up prizes.
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Published: March 22, 2011
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A swap meet for commercial fishermen will take place in Berkeley, California, Sunday, 3 April 2011 at 11 am.
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Published: January 10, 2011
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To help commercial fishermen improve their operation and maintenance of onboard marine refrigeration systems, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program is partnering with Integrated Marine Systems, Inc., to offer a one-day workshop February 1, 2011, in Petersburg.
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Published: January 5, 2011
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In December the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission mandated smaller spacing between the bars of the excluder grates to further reduce the bycatch of eulachon. The maximum bar spacing will be one inch during the 2011 season and go down to 3/4 inches in the 2012 season.
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Published: May 10, 2010
Updated: May 10, 2010
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White Water Fishing Supply, Inc. is now a distributor for Spongex LLC, a manufacturer of premium commercial fishing floats and buoys.
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Published: April 21, 2010
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A five day training in the optimal use of trawl technology takes place using the Hirtshals flume tank in the North Sea Science Park, Hirtshals Denmark. The event begins August 22, 2010.
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Published: April 14, 2010
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White Water Fishing Supply, Inc. has been appointed the US East Coast distributor for Dong Kwang International Corporation (DKI), a manufacturer of premium longline fishing supplies.
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Published: March 9, 2010
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Irish pelagic trawl manufacturer KT Nets is the latest company to confirm its attendance at the Fishing 2010 exhibition in Glasgow, citing the strong visitor presence from overseas as being a major attraction.
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Published: November 6, 2009
Updated: November 6, 2009
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Skipper Ben Downs operates the west coast trawler FV Jamie Marie. Earlier in 2009, Ben installed a Notus Trawlmaster net monitoring system. A 30% increase in catch was reported as the skipper could fine tune the gear for optimal fishing.
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Published: October 18, 2009
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A team of Australian inventors have won the $30,000 grand prize in the International WWF Smart Gear Competition for a fishing gear innovation that could save thousands of seabirds from dying accidentally on longlines each year.
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