International Journal of Agricultural Engineering

Siddhesh Desai ¹, Makarand Sharanghdhar ¹, Ashish S. Mohite ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Fisheries Engineering, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Recently, steel purse seiners were introduced in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The present study was an attempt to document the design and technical aspects of steel purse seiners presently operated from Mirkarwada fishing harbour of Ratnagiri. For the steel purse seiners operating along Ratnagiri coast, overall length was recorded to be 19.55 to 19.85 m, breadth at midship 5.79 m to 6.1 m, depth of vessel 3.1-3.65 m, length of freeboard 1.27 m to 1.50 m, draught 1.82 to 2.14 m and length of keel 16.72 m. The steel purse seiners were fitted with engines having maximum horse power of 350 and the minimum horse power recorded was 175 hp.

Keywords

Purse-Seining, Steel Purse Seiners, Design, Technical Specifications.

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Siddhesh Desai ¹, Makarand Sharanghdhar ¹, Ashish S. Mohite ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Fisheries Engineering, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri (M.S.), IN

Abstract

For the wooden purse seiners fitted with below 100 hp engine in operation from Mirkarwada Fishing Harbour, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, overall length ranged from 11.88 to 16.02 m, breadth at midship 3.63 to 7.2 m, depth of vessel was between 1.77 to 2.09 m, length of freeboard 1.0376 to 1.1941 m, draught 1.0411 to 1.7058 m, length of keel 10.64 to 14.28 m and gross tonnage 30.15 to 8.44 tons. Whereas, for wooden purse seiners fitted with 100 to 200 hp engine, overall ranged from 11.39 to 19.1 m, breadth at midship 2.28 to 7.7 m, depth of vessel 1.96 to 3.4 m, length of freeboard 0.8070 to 1.2147 m, draught 0.8941 to 2 m, length of keel 8.81 to 14.28 m. and gross tonnage 32.11 to 78.44 tons. All wooden purse seiners were fitted with Ashok Leyland make six cylinder inboard diesel engines with their fuel consumption ranging from 15 to 17 lit/hr.

Keywords

Purse-Seining, Wooden Purse Seiners, Horse Power, Technical Specifications, Engines.

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