Advances in Trawling

Fishermen’s News, August 1, 2017 By David J. Pratt Humans by our very nature fear what is new. For better and sometimes worse, a fear of “new” can slow critical progress, especially where sticking with “tried and tested” becomes a safely known position....

Bottom-trawling Techniques Leave Different Traces on the Seabed

Saving Seafood, July 2017 Fishing fleets around the world rely on nets towed along the bottom to capture fish. Roughly one-fifth of the fish eaten globally are caught by this method, known as bottom trawling, which has been criticized for its effects on the marine...

The F/T Araho – ‘The Next Level’ for Bering Sea Fishery

Pacific Fishing – Welcome Aboard, April 2017 By Daniel Mintz Vessel of the century: The O’Hara Corp.’s 100-plus-year history has reached many milestones, including the latest – the construction of a technologically sophisticated 194-foot-long factory...