Based within the Iceland Ocean Cluster on the quayside in Reykjavík, start-up companyOptitoghas been making steady progress in developing new concepts of shrimp gear to improve the profitability of this fuel-heavy fishery, while also reducing by-catch levels.
Optitog has been developing its own Virtual Trawl, which uses patented light technology to herd Pandalus borealis off the seabed and into the trawl. Additionally, the development aim is to deliver a trawl system fitted with...
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