Fishing Vessel Electronics: What’s New and What’s Trending
Functional electronic equipment is an essential component of any modern fishing vessel, so it’s important that boats have at least modern, operable gear, if not the latest and greatest.
After all, without devices that monitor a vessel’s location, communications and direction, as well as the location of fish, then a crew can be at a significant disadvantage.
Fishermen’s News reached out to a number of companies that make and/or sell devices for fishing vessels to see what’s new and trending in the electronics market.
Furuno
Jeff Kauzlaric, spokesman for Camas, Wash.-based marine electronics manufacturer Furuno USA said that his company has several products introduced over the past several years that captains have been installing.
“On fishing vessels under 100 feet, we typically see m...