Purse Seine Nets

Supporting you through continuous operation under harsh conditions

Purse seine fishing occupies a particularly important position in Japan’s fishing industry. A large-scale operation conducted by a fleet of vessels consisting of a net ship, a light ship, and a carrier ship, purse seining involves searching for a school of fish and surrounding it with a net before hauling in the catch. Fishing operations are conducted several times a day throughout the year, and sometimes even at night using fish-luring lights, which causes a lot of wear and tear on the netting. Nitto Seimo supports this kind of nonstop fishing with production capabilities that are far ahead of our competitors, enabling us to respond quickly to urgent fishing gear maintenance needs, such as when accidental net damage occurs. We help you to keep fishing with stability and consistency through technologies enabling our skilled workers, thoroughly versed in the unique qualities of fishing gear, to rapidly produce and assemble high-quality nets in our own factories.

What Nitto Seimo
Can Do for You

Optimal fishing gear design to help you get better catches

Insight rooted in years of expertise

Purse seine fishing comes in many forms, ranging from small-scale coastal operations to large-scale operations out on the open sea. Leveraging years of expertise, Nitto Seimo provides the optimal fishing gear suited to individual fishing grounds. In addition, the protection of marine resources has also become an important perspective in recent years. Accordingly, we now offer larger meshes that make nets easier to handle while at the same time allowing small fish, which have little commercial value, to escape.

Net shape simulation

Using the NaLA simulation software system, we are able to help you evaluate how a net design will actually behave in the water, including sinking and shape characteristics. This software makes it possible to evaluate net shape, not only for new net designs but for your existing ones as well. NaLA thus enables Nitto Seimo to make suggestions on how designs can be modified to improve efficiency.

Main Products Used
in Our Purse Seine Nets

  • Knotless Nets

    Knotless Nets

    20%-30% stronger than conventional knotted nets, lighter in weight, and space-saving.

  • Special Knotless Nets

    Special Knotless Nets

    Less unevenness reduces damage caused by abrading, increasing durability.

  • Synthetic Fiber Ropes

    Synthetic Fiber Ropes

    We offer four types of materials and two types of strands to suit different purposes.