Friday wrap: Edencraft shows off 6.0m console makeover
Man dies after fish hit; Steber’s minehunters launch trials; crackdown on crab potsGeelong-based boat builder Edencraft has teased a new centre console design that gives keen fishers the space they need to mount the latest and greatest in touchscreen technology.
The design has had its debut on Knotshore, a 6.0-metre Offshore boat currently in build.
Edencraft said the new dash features a “clean, functional dash” and also incorporates a one-piece lockable cabin door for securing items on the boat.
“It looks fantastic, and there's plenty of space for sounders and electronics so you can configure it how you need it,” Edencraft said. “We give you the blank canvas and the rest is up to you!”
Fatal blow from flying fish
A 56-year-old man has died in the Northern Territory after he was hit by a fish.
NT Police said the man had been fishing with family and friends in Darwin’s Cullen Bay last week when a large fish, believed to be a mackerel, launched itself into the boat.
As soon as the man was hit, the group returned to Cullen Bay where waiting paramedics administered CPR. However, the man was later pronounced dead.
Police described the man’s death as “a freak incident”.
Steber’s unmanned mine hunters enter test phase
The Royal Australian Navy has launched trials of remote-controlled minehunting vessels developed with the help of NSW-based boat-builder Steber.
Steber is supplying the navy with five 12-metre boats, three configured as mine countermeasures support vessels, and two configured as USVs.
The trials are part of what the navy calls Project SEA 1778, which is looking at to add a number of above- and underwater minehunting options to Australia’s defence capabilities.
The trials have kicked off at Sydney’s Pittwater with autonomous underwater vehicles launched via one of Steber’s mine countermeasure support boats.
Queensland cracks down on crab pots
Queensland Boating and Fishing Patrol officers have hauled 70 unmarked crab pots out of Dickson Inlet, the Mowbray River and the Mossman River in a two-day crackdown on unmarked equipment.
Under Queensland’s fishing regulations, crab pots must be marked with the user’s surname and address and fixed with a light-coloured float.
Fishers cannot have more than four pots per person on a boat, and must remove their pots from the water once the crabbing session ends.
“Crab pots that are left in the water continue to ‘ghost fish’ and can trap crabs, fish and other animals like turtles,” Fisheries Queensland said.
Pots that still have names and addresses attached are returned to their owners.
Fishers can report abandoned and unmarked crab pots by calling the Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116.
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