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FISH EXPO

When A Sahlman Seafoods Boat

Leaves the Docks, It Is Only Outfitted

With The Best Marine Equipment To

Ensure Peak Operational

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ENTERPRISES, INC.

RITCHIE NAVIGATION

Fisheye Underwater

Cameras

Fisheye's underwater cameras provide black and white video from 60-ft. of cable for easy operation by simply dropping the unit over the side of the boat. Divers are no longer needed to view the under water world. The camera is fully functional at up to 12 knots and is ideal for ice fishing, downrigger fishing, drifting, bottom fishing and high speed trolling. The units run on 12V DC batteries and can be ordered in color, or black and white with lights with 60, 100, 150 or 200 ft. of cable.

Underwater Viewing System

Nature Vision has introduced the Aqua-Vu II underwater video viewing system. Easy-to-use, the

Aqua-Vu II system incorporates a waterproof, 4-in CRT monitor, a 12-volt battery, an integral cable wrapping system and a built-in sun shield viewing chamber. A 9 x 13 in. footprint is all the entire sys- tem occupies in a boat or fish house. The tiny 1.5 in. diameter camera of Aqua-Vu II comes stan- dard with 50 ft. of custom under- water video cable (just over 1/8 in. diameter). Aqua-Vu II has been tested down to 350 ft., and is salt water rated.

Reusable Temperature

Probe for Tuna Fishing

Wesmar has introduced the reusable temperature probe (RTP), which senses changes in tempera- ture, aiding fishermen searching for tuna schools.Additionally, it connects directly to the Wesmar

HD800 focused beam sonar sys- tem. The RTP system consists of a temperature sensitive resistive element encased in an elliptically formed stainless steel sphere, which is attached to a chrome- plated, corrosion resistant, BNC connector. This then connects to a polyurethane jacketed RG-59U cable, which plugs into the sonar console where an additional circuit board has been added.

Fish Block Liners From Fort

James

Fort James Corp. has intro- duced a new fish block liner.

LinerPro liners are designed for commercial frozen fillet and minced fish operations. The liners draw out and dissipate air and moisture from fish so it can be frozen into a consistent geometric block. LinerPro cartons are folded and inserted into a freezer frame.

Once the fish is placed in the car- ton and secured, it is transported to a freezing compartment, where pressure is applied. The blocks are then frozen to maximize freshness.

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Internet Delivery of Raster

Maps

Horizons Technology, Inc. (HTI) and ESRI, Inc., have teamed up to deliver topographic raster maps over the Internet, using HTI's

Internet Map Server and ESRI's

Spatial Database Engine technolo- gy. SURE!MAPS RASTER is a series of seamless, full color, geo- referenced U.S. Geological Study topographic raster maps available in 1:24,000, 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scales. Users can scroll across paper map boundaries, select an area, and convert the map to a TIF file.

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