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7685762 Device for reducing the catch of unwanted species in fishing trawls  
A device for reducing the catch of unwanted species of organisms in fishing trawls which allows the retention of shrimp and the escape of fish from the trawl. The device features a longer, smaller...
6357162 Whale release apparatus for use with fishing gear  
A device (10) having a cylinder housing (12) with a bore (12a) receives a piston sleeve (14) in which a tapered bore is formed in radially movable sections extending from the piston head. A rope...
6343433 Method and apparatus for separating target and non-target species harvested from waterbodies  
The apparatus for separating target and non-target species harvested from a waterbody includes a catch boat towable behind a trawler for towing concomitantly with a trawl net towed behind the...
6223462 Device for sorting out marine species in fishing trawl  
The invention concern device placed in a fishing trawl for sorting out marine species not to be caught. The device is inserted in the after part of the trawl, near the trawl bag. The device is a...
6170436 By-catch reduction acoustic device  
Acoustic devices, attached to fishing nets, reduce or avoid by-catch of marine animals during fishing operations. The acoustic devices emit a deterrent signal to a particular marine animal on...
5778591 Method and apparatus for temporarily debilitating tuna and other fish to facilitate capture  
Tuna are separated from dolphins who often travel together by temporarily stunning the tuna and allowing the dolphins to continue on course. The tuna stunning is accomplished by creating underwater...
5684755 Underwater pinger automatic deployment switch  
A position-dependent switch to sense deployment of an underwater pinger to enable operation upon deployment. During underwater deployment the pinger orients itself differently from an orientation...
5575102 Apparatus for exclusion of debris and by-catch from bottom trawls  
A shrimp trawl net excluder device which excludes debris and turtle size sea creatures, fin-fish and other such marine life while allowing the desired shrimp catch to be retained. A hoop is...
5517785 Sweepline construction for a bottom trawl  
In one aspect, the sweepline system of the invention include a sweepline chain divided into a series of uniform subunits of common length attached along its U-shaped length to the hanging chains of...
5349774 Method and apparatus for separating dolphin from tuna  
A method and apparatus for using the primordial fear of dolphin of killer whales to separate dolphin from tuna. The sound of killer whale is recorded, digitized, edited and enhanced to produce...
5325619 Selective excluding fishing trawl device  
Fishing trawl device comprised of an outer net and inner net of differing mesh sizes that excludes undesirable objects and organisms incidental to trawling. The device consists of an outer net of...
5301450 Fish net with escape panel  
A fish net constructed of conventional open mesh flexible net material is provided with an aperture having an escape panel secured therein. The escape panel is comprised of extruded plastic net...
5291682 Species selective fishing net system  
The invention is a fishing net system which is selective for catching one or more species and for excluding one or more species. It includes a fishing net having webbing of adequate size to catch...
5222318 Turtle exclusion device  
A turtle exclusion apparatus for inclusion in shrimp trawling nets which features a turtle exclusion grate having bowed vertical bars and an "overhang" at its base and may also feature, when in...
5123195 Method and apparatus for separating targeted species of aquatic life  
A shrimp trawl or net having a second piggyback net attached to an opening in the top side of the body of the trawl and a pulser to stimulate mature shrimp to enter the opening in the second net....
5076000 Weedless, turtle exclusion device  
A weedless turtle exclusion device which excludes turtles and like sized things from trawl nets and the like, while allowing the desired catch therethrough. A deflector, through which the catch...
4869010 Apparatus for exclusion of debris from bottom trawls  
A inverted debris exclusion device, inserted in a trawl body of a shrimp trawl net immediately before the cod end, permits the ready release of trapped bottom debris and excludes fish from the cod...
4805335 Sorting device for trawl nets  
A sorting device (42) for a bottom trawl (10) to enable capturing preselected marine life and harmlessly separating nonselected marine life. The sorting device (42) comprises a top wall (44) and a...
4739574 Turtle excluder device  
A turtle exclusion device is inserted in a trawl body of a shrimp trawl net immediately before the cod end, and permits the ready escape of entrapped marine turtles. The device is a array of...
4402154 Methods and apparatus for classifying marine items  
Methods and apparatus for classifying marine items wherein relatively larger and relatively smaller items are separated from a flow of water and marine items before this flow is contained and...
3440752 TRAWL NET SYSTEM  
3015903 Shrimping gear  
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