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Can thrusters replace today's trawl doors?

To make trawling more sustainable, ECO Trawl has created a new concept for trawling

(NORWAY, 7/14/2020)

In a recent feasibility study, it has been shown that steerable thrusters can replace traditional trawl doors and thus reduce energy consumption by as much as 30%.

The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF) announced funding in the spring of 2017 to develop the gear technology of the future as a contribution to making the Norwegian fishing fleet a world leader in environmentally friendly, sustainable and profitable fishing. The Eco Trawl project was one of two projects established on the basis of this call.

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