News and customer stories
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A state-of-the-art vessel with state-of-the-art trawl technology
Scanmar’s Icelandic agent Thorir Matthíasson joined the 80 m Solberg, one of Iceland’s top demersal trawlers, for a trip at sea. -
Global focus on research
Leading nations are investing in state-of-the-art icebreaker research vessels. Here are three of the most exciting of this new breed. -
Bible or textbook: 40 years and 50,000 sensors
Since Scanmar was established 40 years ago, 50,000 sensors have been delivered to thousands of fishing and research vessels around the world. -
Distant waters success with Scanmar
The 105 m Russian trawler Humpback Whale reports a significant improvement in trawling efficiency with the ScanBas system from Scanmar. -
Testing the new ScanBas 365 system
Iván Soage Blanco, skipper of Monte Meixueiro, is one of the first skippers testing the new ScanBas 365 system. -
Scanmar trials show promising results on Spanish trawler
In spring 2016 the Spanish trawler Rio Caxil began trials on a package of Scanmar technology, and the results have been impressive.
Articles from Scanmar Info
Articles from Scanmar Info, the newspaper Scanmar has sent to fishing companies, vessels and crew around the world.
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The history of Scanmar by Henning Skjold-Larsen
Even if this article is called “The history of Scanmar”, it is actually much more; the history of how the idea of Cable Free Catch Control Systems was established, extreme product/technology… Read the article -
Purchase of a Catch system – What to put the emphasis on?
Since 1985 a continuous reduction in the world’s fishing fleet has taken place. There are several reasons for this; overfishing, dramatic increase in oil prices, increased international… Read the article -
Catch Control Systems - What do I have to know about Multifunctional sensors
Everybody understands that functionality and reliability are key elements in products like Catch Control systems, and that supplier’s service and repair is absolute necessary for the vessel. If… Read the article -
Catch Control Systems - Unknown 40 years ago – Indispensable today!
Wars are often the cradle of new technology, and hopefully there will later be applications of peaceful use for the human kind. Navigation equipment and Radio telephones are examples of this, and… Read the article -
Technology – More important than you think
Since the breakthrough of information technology a few decades ago a big wave of information has flooded us, and it is almost impossible to keep abreast of everything going on, which is clearly… Read the article -
Modern Shrimp trawling
A little more than 20 years ago the Ministry of Fisheries and the Far Eastern Russian fishing companies decided that the resources of Pandalus Borealis in Okhotsk Sea and Tartar Strait should be… Read the article -
Fishery Research – More and bigger challenges
Global warming, melting of polar ice, reduced catch of whales and seals are all elements that lead to change in size and composition of biomass. Over capacity in fishing fleets and over… Read the article -
Scanmar – Patents and New Products
Scanmar’s dominating position amongst leading fishing companies and Fishery Research Institutes all over the world can easily be described in a few simple facts: Read the article -
Why are patents important?
As most of you know, Scanmar invented the cable free Catch Control system almost 40 years ago, and from a simple system with few sensors, “Pingers”, the systems now consist of a wide range of… Read the article
Scanmar Info as PDF
Earlier editions of Scanmar Info and the Advanced Catch Systems booklet, as PDF files.
