RAPP Hydema of Norway has developed a PTS Pentagon 4.0 to combine skippers' experience and 'know how' with the capabilities of a trawl computer.
The New PTS Pentagon 4.0 "enables the skipper to be proactive in any situation that might occur while towing, " according to Rapp.
"Traditional trawl computers are set-up to react only when certain circumstances have occurred: for instance when turning the boat the trawl may be uneven. The trawl computer has to be told by the sensors that the trawl is asymmetric before it can adjust.
"With
