Abstract: Tilting ramp assembly for fitting to fishing vessel for assisting in raising fishing nets, and launching and recovery of small boats. Assembly has fixed portion secured adjacent the stern of the vessel and moving portion hinged thereto with roller journalled at outer end. Hydraulic cylinder extends between fixed and moving portions for swinging the portions between raised and lowered positions. Spooling gear mounted on ramp assembly feeds rope smoothly onto winch and has spool guides which are removeable when the net is drawn up the ramp, and also serve as skiff guides when hauling skiff up ramp. When raising the net, ramp moves simultaneously from lowered position to raised positon as net swings upwards, reducing crushing of fish.

Abstract: An intake guidance valve for connection to an intake opening of a fish pump having a frusto-concial shield open at its small end and at its base. A conical deflector is mounted on and axially of the shield in a plurality of vanes which extend at an end beyond the base of the shield and at their other ends towards but short of the apex of the deflector so as to provide a plurality of upwardly tapering guidance passages. An annular flange projects radially from the base of the deflector so that water and fish are drawn radially into the guidance passages.