SuperCatch; Catch Sensor, Filling Indicator – or both!

Scanmar SuperCatch meets all the requirements any fisherman could desire:

• Correct and precise information
• New robust and reliable design eliminating the need for service and repair
• Labour saving
• Negligible operating costs and long lifetime providing very profitable investment

Uses:

• Catch Sensor
• Activation of the sensor with the stretch wire in the traditional way
• Fast activation of stretch wire, important in large fish intake
• Up /down notifications so that the trawl is not towed with the cod end upside down


• Filling Indicator
• Indicates filling amount using both pitch and roll angle measurements on the bag
• Pitch measurements show how the bag gradually fills up to the point where the sensor is mounted
• Shows exactly where the fish intake is so that the vessel can be turned to fish again in the area where the fish were detected
• Roll angle (twist) shows how the bag twists when it begins to fill and how it gradually rights itself when it is filled
• The sensor can be programmed for normal or quick updating

The log screen displays the activation of the Catch sensors (green/red line) and output of the Catch/Angle combination sensor when fish pass by the sensor on the way back to the cod end.

Sensor information:

• Construction
• New design with double casting of the electronics provides 100% protection
• Scanmar’s newly developed Super Plastic eliminates damage to the sensor due to blows, tension, or dragging along the bottom with a twisted trawl


• Batteries, operation time
• The new batteries have 10 times as much capacity as the old batteries
• Transmission strength in sensors can be adjusted depending on the depth of the fish, something that in most cases will lead to a further increase in operation time
• The sensor is always ready for use because a quick charge for a haul can be done in minutes if the battery needs recharging
• The improved battery capacity and increased time between charges means the battery can be used for many years before it must be replaced


• Charging and programming
• Newly developed technology in the charger, the sensor, and the battery cartridge makes charging time a fraction of what is normal for this type of battery
• Transmission power and frequency are easily programmed with the new charger
• Choosing fast or normal refresh rate is also done easily via the charger
• The charger has features that can check both battery and sensor condition.