1 B T O R T A T W O L M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HAMPIÐJAN Carmen 9 Hampiðjan Carmen The high opening bottom trawl. The four-panel Carmen bottom trawl was originally designed for smaller vessels, and 10 the idea behind the design was to boost the headline height for target species such as hake, haddock, saithe and redfish. 11 The original Carmen trawl was a success, with a 117 m fishing circle and a headline height of 10 m, made for a trawler with an engine power of approximately 1000 hp. It was made out of strong, lightweight materials such as Dynet netting in the side and 12 top panels, and DynIce for headline to reduce the towing resistance and produce more headline lift. 13 The Hampidjan Carmen is now available in sizes ranging from 54 m up to 166 m and have been used successfully for the last two decades around the world. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 hampidjan.com
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