Heriot-Watt University

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  AI device being developed to enable ‘smart’ trawling

  5th July 2023

  ‘Discarding and bycatch could quickly could quickly become a thing of the past,’ say research team An underwater robotic sorting device which helps trawlers prevent bycatch by identifying and sizing fish and other marine life in real time is being…

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  ‘Positive’ early results from low-impact scallop gear trials

  9th November 2021

  The automated scallopers Harmoni, skippered by Mark Roberts, and Evening Star, skippered by Gary Buchan, have completed trials of dredge modifications in partnership with Heriot-Watt University and Bangor University. Part of an 18-month project scheduled for completion in March 2022,…