Ropeless Systems Presents at the 2024 Ropeless Consortium

Announcement

Ropeless Systems, Inc. recently presented at the 2024 Ropeless Consortium.  This year’s event was held in Providence, Rhode Island.  The Ropeless Consortium is an annual event where individuals and organizations from around the industry meet to openly discuss, raise concerns, and propose solutions for ropeless fishing. The aim of ropeless fishing is to provide a safer environment for whales and other sea life by eliminating the risk of line entanglement from surface buoys. The consortium participants are made up of ropeless fishing system manufacturers, fishers, regulators, and conservationists.  This is the 5th Ropeless Consortium in which Ropeless Systems was a presenter and participant.  

Dr. Harold “Bud” Vincent, Chief Technology Officer of Ropeless Systems provided a recorded presentation demonstrating the progress of the Ropeless RISER™ (found HERE), as well as a live presentation during the Gear Location Marking Session (Proposed Chart Plotter Interface Standard for Ropeless Fishing Equipment Employing NMEA Messaging Standards).  Additionally, he taught a workshop on Underwater Acoustics for On-Demand Fishing and was the primary presenter at the NMEA Standards for Gear Integration Workshop.

About Ropeless RISER™ MTA

The patent pending Ropeless RISER™ Multicode Transponder Actuator (MTA) uses proprietary acoustic signaling to help fishermen locate and recover deployed gear and to identify other submerged gear in the surrounding area. To meet functional and regulatory requirements, Ropeless RISER™ facilitates the following on-demand functions:

·         Equipment recovery using an Enclosed Flotation Bag (EFB)

·         Measuring the position of all gear on the sea floor in latitude and longitude

·         Determining gear ownership

·         Establishing gear type (singles vs. trawls) and position

The Ropeless RISER™ system facilitates easy retrieval while also allowing the fishery to “see” their own gear and the gear of other fisheries in the area. The unique design of Ropeless RISER™ uses an inflatable airbag rather than stowed ropes with fixed flotation to recover gear from the ocean floor. This makes it ideal for rugged, deep-water fishing operations like those necessary to trap Box Crab.

Ropeless Systems creates technology and products to allow fishermen to fish in otherwise closed areas, preserving their livelihoods while simultaneously protecting marine mammals.

Learn more at www.ropeless.us