PUPFish - Pop Up Fishing Systems
These are our simple, low-cost pop up fishing releases that use a motor-driven cam to release a line and buoy to the surface. Acoustic and timer versions of the system are available and these systems are in use in a broad range of fisheries to reduce entanglements, ship interactions, gear pilfering and gear loss during storms.
Developed under support from NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Releases on-demand via rotary cam. Quickly and easily deployed and retrieved withno expendable parts required. Compatible with the Trap Timer App for virtual gear marking. Operating depth to 600 feet (183 meters). Patented.
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NOTICE: THE AR4RT IS NOW AVAILABLE - CONTACT US!
Developed under support from NOAA and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Releases on-demand via rotary cam. Quickly and easily deployed and retrieved with no expendable parts required. Compatible with the Trap Timer App for virtual gear marking. Operating depth to 1200 feet (366 meters). Provides ranging and ping response from underwater unit. Patented.
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NOTICE: THE DAR4RT IS NOW IN PRODUCTION - CONTACT US!
Developed under the NOAA Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. Releases on completion of time-until-release via rotary cam. Quickly and easily programmed using cam rotation tool. No deck unit or expendable parts required. Compatible with the Trap Timer App. Operating depth to 500 feet (152 meters). Patented.
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NOTICE: THE TR4RT IS NOW AVAILABLE - CONTACT US!