Pelagic trawl

REV Ocean has a pelagic trawl system for trawling down to approximately 2000 m depth. The system includes Simrad PX FX sonars, Scantrol selection and vacuum system for on board live sampling of specimens up to 15 cm diameter.

The specimens will be transported to the vessel via a vacuum system, greatly increasing the morphological integrity of each individual. This is a novel eco-harvesting system for live catch and release of pelagic fish.