Gate Mechanism for a Trawl Net
AssigneeFisheries Innovation & Sustainability
InventorsPaul G. Fernandes, Vivek Chacko, Richard David Nellson, Ahmed Elsayed Nassar
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Abstract
A gate mechanism (20) is adapted for mounting within the extension (4) of a trawl net (1), the gate mechanism comprising a turbine (47/147/247) for powering rotation of the gate mechanism as it is dragged through the water within the trawl net.
Claims39
A gate mechanism adapted for mounting within the extension of a trawl net, the gate mechanism comprising a turbine for powering rotation of the gate mechanism as it is dragged through the water within the trawl net.
A gate mechanism according to claim 28 wherein the internal volume of the blade or flutes is filled with a buoyant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.