Guardian Ropeless / Sub Sea Sonics Product Review and EFP Results

AP Article - 2025 California EFP  

The gear lets fishermen use a remote-operated, acoustic release device to pop-up a crab pot from the ocean floor rather than have it tethered to a floating buoy. Pots can be strung together with ropes laid horizontally instead of…

Five minute video presentation regarding pop-up commercial Dungeness crab fishing in California. Many frequently asked questions and voiced concerns are addressed in this detailed video presentation.

 San Francisco, Calif. — The US West Coast’s most extensive testing of pop-up fishing gear to date recently concluded off the coast of California in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery. The purpose of the demonstration was to evaluate the performance of the gear wh…