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PROJECT NUMBER • 1984-013
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Comparison of the engineering and catching performance of existing prawn trawls in the Spencer Gulf prawn fishery to three new prawn trawl designs

In 1981-82 the cost of fuel and oil in the Northern Prawn Fishery amounted to 25% ($M23.65) of the total costs for a prawn trawler (Hundloe 1984). In the East Coast Prawn Fishery, fuel and oi 1 amounted to 24% ($M9.77) of the costs (BAE 1984). In recent years the dramatic rise In fuel prices has...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Maritime College (AMC)
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Underwater filming of bottom trawls, including an Australian Maritime College separator panel trawl, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Agriculture and the SA Department of Fisheries

Project number: 1985-042
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Organisation: Australian Maritime College (AMC)
Project start/end date: 28 Dec 1986 - 31 Dec 1986
Contact:
FRDC
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Fishing Gear
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Objectives

1. Information on configuration of prawn trawls, partic net shape, ground chain & line configure & otter board angle of attach & heel.
2. Film the trawl separating different fish spp to see if separation panel at correct height. Use raw data for AMC flume tank short courses

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Final Report • 2017-09-29 • 359.58 KB
1985-042-DLD.pdf

Summary

Following approval for Project No. 1985-042 arrangements were made for FTV Bluefin to conduct filming trials in conjunction with personnel from the N.S.W. Division of Fisheries and S.A. State Fisheries, in Jervis Bay N.S.W. In addition to the work specified in Project No. 1985-042 the diving teams were also asked to dive on and observe the performance of a set of trawlboards, designed and supplied by Mr Cliff Collins of Tweed Heads.
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