Reykjavik - October 2013

Autoline fisheries – investments in efficiency and quality

- A better way to fish

overskrift• tekst Mustad Autoline develops and

supplies technology to the world’sline fishing fleet.

We increase the profitability, safetyand sustainability of longlining byusing our knowledge and newtechnology to automate the fishingprocess.

Most of today’s bottom fishing longline fleet is using MustadAutoline ™ technology. With more than 700 installations and a global service network, we offer the best guaranty of a profitable and safe autoline operation:

Mustad Autoline™ Systems - A betterway to fish!

• Autoline DeepSea™ System

• Autoline Coastal™ System

• Autoline SelectFish™ System

OrcaSaver Project

Seabird Saver Project

BirdSaver animasjon

• Autolining is a commercial harvesting method that does not harm the seabed, and the impact on the ecosystem is minimal.

• Reduced by-catch - A continuous work is performed to avoid sporadic by-catch of marine mammals and birds.

• Reduced CO2 footprint per kg. fish

• Fully sustainable with selective fishing

Autolining - a passive and sustainable fishing method

Autolining preserves the quality of the fish

• Individually caught, Immediate bleeding– alive and kicking

• Low stress level and less - Firmer filet

• Increased quality-consciousness among customers require traceability of line caught fish

• High value market demands line caught fish –increasing price differentiation.

Autoline DeepSea™: Frøyanes

• Ervik Havfiske AS – Norway’s larges longlining company

• Modern fishing and shipowning

• Global organisation

• Canning and filleting factory on board

• Setting and hauling approx. 60 000 hooks a day

Frøyanes is the world’s most modern Autoliner – working with Mustad DeepSea™ System onboard

Autoline makes it appealing to a new generation of fishermen to enter the fishery

Captain / owner Ole Jacob Nygård (40)

Why invest in automated Longline equipment

• Avoid infrastructure ashore

• Avoid the costs related to handbaiting and the difficulty finding people to do the job

• More flexibility in the choice of port of delivery

• Low maintenance and maintenance cost

• Decide the amount of gear in the fishing field

0123456789

10

An

tall

år

Number 300-stamp a year

Investeringens tilbakebetalingstid gitt bruksmengde/ år

Autoline/ SelectFish

Case «Åsta B»

• Rigged with Mustad Autoline Coastal™ SystemQuote the Eskøy website