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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 diameter cylinder nested within a shorter, larger diameter cylinder i... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7302905 | Shark repellent system A shark repellent system for repelling sharks away from an individual while boating. The shark repellent system includes an attachable magnet and a transmitter unit that emits sound waves at a frequency undesirable to sharks. The transmitter unit is contained in a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7256339 | Predator recordings The movement of animals may be controlled by recording a sound which initiates movement in an animal and combining that movement initiating sound with additional sounds to produce music. A preferred embodiment uses the sound of one or more active dragonflies in comb... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7036263 | Snag-free and stress-free fish catcher A snag-free and stress-free fish catcher includes a supporting frame, a fish pocket, having a fish cavity, supported by the supporting frame, and a tension resting bed, having a tension surface, supported within the fish cavity, wherein the tension surface of the te... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028846 | Fish grading device A fish grading device is provided including a framework of substantially rigid elongate members pivotably interconnected to form a plurality of loops, wherein each the loop is formed from a plurality of the substantially rigid elongate members and defines an apertur... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 gripping split sleeve (16) having a tapered outer circumfere... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 trawler. An elongate intake conduit having first and second end... | 02/05/2002 |
| 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 venturi-type narrowing (2) comprising outslip unit (11) bein... | 05/01/2001 |
| 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 actuation by the approach of the animal. At least one of the de... | 01/09/2001 |
| 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 sounds of a selected frequency range which has a maximum ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 chosen for the stowed (not deployed) condition. The positio... | 11/04/1997 |
| 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 provided in association with or adapted to such hard framed exclu... | 11/19/1996 |
| 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 the bottom trawl wherein such sweepline system is provide... | 05/21/1996 |
| 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 digitally synthesized killer whale sounds. These digitally syn... | 09/27/1994 |
| 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 net mesh size as may be necessary or legally prescribed to ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 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 material which is substantially rigid to maintain the mesh co... | 04/12/1994 |
| 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 one or more desired species a sound transmitting unit and o... | 03/08/1994 |
| 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 combination with a net section in which it is contained, an o... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5134592 | 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 digitally synthesized killer whale sounds. These digitally syn... | 07/28/1992 |
| 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. Alternatively, an upper deck is formed in the body of the m... | 06/23/1992 |
| 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 passes en route to the net's tail bag or codend is situated b... | 12/31/1991 |
| 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 end. The device is an array of angled, spaced bars, orient... | 09/26/1989 |
| 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 bottom wall (46) assembled together to form a body (48) th... | 02/21/1989 |
| 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 angled, spaced bars, oriented in the direction of trawl flow and... | 04/26/1988 |
| 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 captured within marine-catch container means.... | 09/06/1983 |
