Commercial Fishing Rope

Novatec Braids Ltd. draws on a long heritage of producing fishing rope designed for the special rope needs of the North Atlantic and Pacific fisheries. Our floating cork lines and Duraflex^™ lead lines are used as components in a wide variety of commercial fishing nets. We service commercial net designers, manufacturers, and fishing fleets through out the western hemisphere by designing new braided rope constructions to take advantage of ever more versatile yarn developments . Other commercial ropes for specific fisheries include trawl lines, head ropes, purse seine lines, weed lines, and shock or “Bungee” cord for lobster traps.  The SSL 2.0 Breakaway Link provides safety for endangered whales to co-exist with lobster fishermen in critical marine habitats as an enhancement to safe and sustainable fishing practices and mitigating the severity of dangerous entanglements