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FBR develops and manufactures ropes for commercial fishing gear and marine aquaculture. Our portfolio includes HMPE, polyester, nylon, polypropylene, PP/PE polyolefin blends, and ropes with integrated steel or lead, in constructions selected for the job. Different parts of a fishing or farming system need different rope behavior: low weight and controlled elongation for selected trawl lines, buoyancy for net floatlines, distributed weight for leadlines, and dependable load carrying for cage and oyster-farm moorings. FBR’s technical team helps operators specify fiber, construction, diameter, strength, buoyancy, and rope configuration around the gear, handling equipment, and site conditions. Explore the applications below to find a suitable starting point for your rope selection.

APPLICATIONS

AQUACULTURE

Marine aquaculture
Fish farming
Cage farming
Cage mooring
Net and equipment handling
Aquaculture vessel operations

FISHING

Pelagic fishing
Trawling
Net handling
Deck operations
Fishing gear systems
Vessel mooring

QUICK REFERENCE — ROPE SELECTION

FIND A ROPE BY ITS JOB

Rope function	FBR starting points	Why consider them
Trawl towing lines and bridles	POWERNEEMA®; POWERESTER™	HMPE for high strength at low rope weight and low elongation; polyester where a sinking line with more elastic compliance is needed.
Reinforced trawl headropes, footropes, and net rigging	POWERSTEEL™	Integrated steel provides reinforcement, added weight, and low elongation in selected gear configurations.
Gillnet and purse-seine floatlines	POWERDAN™; POWERMULTI™	Floating polyolefin or polypropylene constructions for buoyancy and practical handling.
Gillnet and purse-seine weighted leadlines	POWERLEAD™	Integrated lead provides distributed weight; specify weight per unit length for the net.
Fish-cage and oyster-farm mooring	POWERESTER™; POWERNEEMA®	Polyester for a sinking mooring line with stable wet-service behavior; HMPE where high strength and low line weight are required.
Floating cage or net support	POWERDAN™; POWER-MIXED™	Consider when buoyancy or reduced line weight matters; verify the buoyancy of the finished mixed-fiber rope.
Net handling and working lines	POWER-MIXED™; POWERNYLON™	Mixed-fiber performance is configuration dependent; nylon is an option where greater elastic compliance is useful.