Modern Purse Seine

Fishing with Winch and

Sonar
Technical Report No.288
July 1986
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SEA Fi sh I ndust r y Aut hor i t y
I ndus t r i al Devel opment
Uni t
r nDERN PURSE s~ FI SBI I G
Techni cal Repor t No. 288
Rober t B. Wat t SFDP J ul y 1986
SEA FISH INDUSTRY Authority
I ndust r i al Devel opment
Uni t
Techni cal Repor t No. 288
Rober t B. Wat t SFDP J ul y 1986
MDERN PURSE SEINE PTSH13r_
WITH VMDH AM SOUR
Cont ent s
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1 I I CN 1
2 PURSE SEINING TECHNIQUE 2
3.1 Deck machi ner y 3
3. 2 Pur se Sei ne Const r uct i on 21
3. 3 Net Set t i ng 24
4 SINIICILG POWER AMU BUS CALCULATION 26
FIGURES:
1 Pur se net pr i or t o cl osi ng t he pur se
2a Pur se sei ner - deck l ayout A
2b Pur se sei ner - deck l ayout B
3 School movi ng i nt o wi nd and cur r ent
4 School movi ng acr oss wi nd and i nt o cur r ent
5 School movi ng i n t he same di r ect i on as wi nd and
Cont ent s Cont d.
FIQII2F.S OMm.
7b i n t hi s posi t i on t he vessel woul d have about J of t he
net shot and woul d st ar t t o al t er i t s cour se once t he
mar k has passed af t of t he beam
7c Af t er t he f i r st I net i s shot t he ski pper shoul d t r y t o
keep t he mar k bet ween 70 and 90 degr ees on t he
st ar boar d si de but car e must be t aken not t o al t er t oo
qui ckl y as t hi s woul d r esul t i n t oo smal l a ci r cl e
bei ng made and some net st i l l r emai ni ng on boar d when
comi ng back t o t he dhan buoy.
7d Thi s i s how t he mar k wi l l appear when shoot i ng i s
compl et e and t he vessel i s comi ng back t o t he dhan
buoy. The net wi l l al so be seen on t he sonar and t he
ski pper wi l l be abl e t o t el l whet her he has been abl e
t o st op t he school f r omescapi ng.
8a St ar t i ng t o shoot t he net ( si de vi ew)
8b st ar t i ng t o shoot t he net ( pl an vi ew)
9 St ar t i ng t o pur se
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The t echni que of pur se sei ni ng i n I ndonesi a i s compar at i vel y
pr i mi t i ve when compar ed t o moder n pur se sei ni ng i n Scot l and.
However i t i s not easy t o devel op a compr omi se t echni que si nce
t her e i s a l ack of capi t al i n I ndonesi a whi ch coul d not
appr oach anywher e near t he i nvest ment i n a st eel pur se sei ner
of t he t ype cur r ent l y f ound i n Scot l and.
The aut hor , an exper i enced pur se sei ne capt ai n, spent sever al
mont hs i n I ndonesi a on t he Sumat r a Fi sher i es Devel opment
Pr ogr amme under a consul t ancy agr eement wi t h t he Sea Fi sh
I ndust r y Aut hor i t y.
Thi s r epor t descr i bes t he basi c component s of pur se sei ni ng
and how t he met hod wor ks. Si nce si mpl e sonar t echni ques woul d
gr eat l y i ncr ease t he val ue of pur se sei ni ng t he aut hor has
descr i bed t he use of sonar and how t he f i sher man coul d
i nt er pr et t he sonar di spl ay.
Fi nal l y t he aut hor descr i bes shoot i ng a pur se sei ne i n di f f er ent
condi t i ons of wi nd and t i de.
Ther e ar e appendi ces gi vi ng det ai l s of t he net whi ch was
desi gned f or t he SFDP.
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M CERN PURSE SEa7B FISHING
WITH WINCH AND
SONAR
1 INTRODUCTION
The pur se sei ne i s a hi ghl y ef f i ci ent , but si dl e met hod of
cat chi ng pel agi c f i sh. I t i nvol ves t he shoot i ng of a l ong,
deep net r ound a school of f i sh, compl et el y t r appi ng t he
school wi t h a wal l of net t i ng. once t hi s is done t he bot t om
of t he net i s pul l ed shut , af t er whi ch t her e i s no escape f or
I t can be used i n shal l ow or deep wat er , dependi ng on t he
exper i ence of t he ski pper and cr ew and t he t ype of deck
machi ner y used.
I n I ndonesi a i t has been t he pr act i ce t o r el y heavi l y on
manual labour f or haul i ng t he net and l ow engi ne power .
El ect r oni c
f i sh det ect i on i s r ar el y, i f ever used. Thi s paper
descr i bes how t he use of a wi nch desi gned f or pur si ng and
2 PI I I M St d TBCMI I QI E
Pur se sei ni ng i s par t i cul ar l y i mpor t ant f or t he capt ur e of
pel agi c f i sh such as t unas Rast r el l i ger spp. ( Ken
-
bung) ,
macker el s, sar di nes and anchovi es.
Once t he school i s l ocat ed ei t her by electronic fish detection,
or surface disturbance caused by fish and sea bi r ds, t he school
i s qui ckl y sur r ounded by a wal l of net t i ng up t o 1, 000mi n
l engt h and 90mdeep. The net i s t hen pul l ed t oget her t o f or ma
pur se or bag shape whi ch pr event s t he f i sh f r omdi vi ng and
escapi ng. Thi s bag i s gr adual l y cl osed up al ongsi de t he boat .
Not to 5C92
Fg.1 Purse net prior to closing the purse
2
3. I MPROVI NG THE PMM SF~ FI S~C I N DD( NFSI A
3. 1 Deck Machi ner y
The amount of machi ner y r equi r ed depends on t he si ze of net
bei ng used and t he dept h of wat er t o be wor ked i n. The f ol l owi ng
woul d be r equi r ed: See Fi g. 2a, Fi g. 2b.
a) Power Bl ock
I t i s i mpor t ant t o have a power bl ock when wor ki ng heavy
gear . The pur se sei ne, i s much heavi er and st r onger t han
ot her t ypes of f i shi ng net s, due t o i t s si ze and t he
l ar ge amount of f i sh i t i s capabl e of cat chi ng. To haul
t he net by hand r equi r es a l ar ger cr ew and mor e deck
space f or st or i ng t he net . I n Sumat r a t he net i s usual l y
st or ed on one si de, gi vi ng t he boat a heavy l i st . Whi l e
haul i ng, wi t h al l t he cr ew on one si de, t he boat t akes
on an even mor e sever e l i st whi ch r educes i t s saf et y
i b) Wi nches
Power f ul hydr aul i c wi nches ar e essent i al on pur se
sei ner s. Hydr aul i c wi nches al l ow t he user mor e power and
deckspace, compar ed t o t he bel t dr i ven wi nch. I n t he
past , bel t dr i ven wi nches have been used but ar e
unr el i abl e when ext r a st r ai n i s appl i ed t o t he wi nch, and
somet i mes t hey f ai l t o haul back t he gear , due t o t he
bel t sl i ppi ng. They wer e al so di f f i cul t t o i nst al due t o
t he dr i ve shaf t needed.
Moder n hydr aul i c wi nches do not need a dr i ve shaf t and
can be i nst al l ed i n a smal l space. Af t er i nst al l at i on
t hey r equi r e ver y l i t t l e mai nt enance. The wi nch must be
abl e t o haul at di f f er ent speeds, as t he pur si ng
oper at i ons ar e not al ways car r i ed out at t he same speed.
Somet i mes t he net wi l l be pur sed i n 6 mi nut es, at ot her
t i mes pur si ng coul d t ake up t o 20 mi nut es. I t al l
depends on how deep t he f i sh ar e, and t he dept h of wat er
wher e t he net i s shot . I t i s al so necessar y t o
Hold Hatch
Engine Room Hatch
Store Hatch
Raised
Steering
Platform
21 to N C A A
v
r
0 c W
Winch
C) Cr ew Training
TAben st ar t i ng out wi t h a compl et el y new cr ew i t woul d
be advi sabl e f or t he ski pper t o shoot and haul t he net
i n dayl i ght sever al t i mes, j ust t o t each t he cr ew t he
pr ocedur e. As most shoot i ng and haul i ng wi l l be done
i n compl et e dar kness, t he cr ew must be abl e t o go
about t hei r dut i es wi t h a good under st andi ng of t he
j ob bei ng car r i ed out , or mi st akes wi l l be made whi ch
coul d l ead t o t he net bei ng damaged or cr ew bei ng
i nj ur ed or l ost over boar d. For t hi s r eason some
member s of t he cr ew shoul d be t r ai ned t o do one j ob
onl y i n t he shoot i ng/ haul i ng oper at i ons. Even t he most
si mpl e j ob i f not car r i ed out at t he cor r ect t i me can
Men t he key men have been t r ai ned i n t hei r dut i es,
ot her member s of t he cr ew whose j obs ar e st owi ng t he
net whi l e haul i ng, may t hen be t r ai ned t o do one of
t he i mpor t ant j obs t o act as a r eser ve or st andby
man. Thi s ensur es t he smoot h r unni ng of t he
boat s. Shoul d someone be i nj ur ed or unwel l and not abl e
t o go t o sea, t hen hi s st andby can t ake over hi s j ob,
not di sr upt i ng t he r out i ne, and keepi ng t he vessel at
sea.
d) Sonar Tsr ni que
The pur se net i s onl y shot when a school of f i sh i s
f ound. I n Sumat r a t he ski pper r el i es on seei ng a
" boi l " of f i sh on t he sur f ace, or seabi r ds di vi ng t o
t ake f i sh. Ther e i s a vast ar r ay of f i sh f i ndi ng
equi pment avai l abl e t o a pur se sei ner f or mor e
accur at e l ocat i on of a school , whi ch i s not needed on
ot her t ypes of f i shi ng boat s. The most i mpor t ant of
t hese i s t he SONAR. Most l ar ge pur se sei ner s wi l l have
2 or 3 t ypes of sonar soundi ng at one t i me. The r eason
f or t hi s i s t he di f f er ent t ypes of f i sh t o be caught .
of second i mpor t ance i s a good dept h sounder . Fi sh
wi t hout an ai r bl adder ( macker el , t una) ar e al most
i mpossi bl e t o f i nd usi ng a l ow f r equency sonar , and
f i sh wi t h ai r bl adder s ( her r i ng, sar di nes) do not show
up wel l on hi gh f r equency sonar . A pur se sei ner
t her ef or e wi l l have at l east a HI GH FREQUENCY SONAR
Once a school of f i sh have been det ect ed on t he sonar , i t i s
ver y i mpor t ant t hat t he pur se sei ner does not go t oo near t he
school as t hi s wi l l di st ur b t hen, and scat t er t he f i sh. However ,
bef or e he can shoot t he net t her e ar e f our t hi ngs t he ski pper
must know f r an hi s sonar :
i ) How deep t he f i sh ar e;
i i ) The di r ect i on t hey ar e movi ng;
i i i ) The dept h of t he sea bed at t hat pl ace; and
i v) Type of bot t omor sea bed
To f i nd out t hese t hi ngs t he ski pper must ci r cl e t he school of
f i sh, keepi ng a good di st ance f r omand not di st ur bi ng t hem.
i ) To f i nd out how deep t he f i sh ar e, t he ski pper not es
t he degr ee of TI LT on SOLAR and t he di st ance f r omt he
school . I t can onl y be f ound wi t h exper i ence, but a
good gui de t o st ar t wi t h i s t o keep t he mar k 50 f at homs
and t he degr ee of t i l t r equi r ed t o f i nd t he mar k wi l l
be r oughl y t he dept h t hey ar e swi mmi ng at i . e. i f at 50
f ms t he sonar r equi r es 25
0
of t i l t t hen t he f i sh wi l l
be at 25 f ms.
i i ) Whi l e ci r cl i ng t he school , t he di r ect i on of t he f i sh
ar e movi ng can al so be f ound by keepi ng t he school at
90
0
on t he beamand f i xed di st ance f r omt he boat .
Dur i ng t hi s manoeuvr e i t wi l l be obser ved t hat
whi l st keepi ng on a cer t ai n cour se t he school wi l l come
cl oser t o t he boat or move away. By not i ng t he
cour se t he boat was headi ng and addi ng or subt r act i ng
90
0
, t hen t he school wi l l be movi ng i n t hat di r ect i on
i . e. i f whi l e t he boat was goi ng i n a nor t her l y
di r ect i on i . e. 360
0
and t he school came t owar ds t he
boat when i t was movi ng west ;
( 360
0
- 90
0
= 2700)
i i i ) & i v)
The dept h of t he sea bed and t he nat ur e of t he sea
bed bot t om can be f ound by usi ng t he echo sounder or
usi ng r el i abl e char t s of t he ar ea. I t can be f ound
by usi ng t he sonar but t hi s wi l l onl y cane wi t h
exper i ence and t he sounder i s pr ef er r ed. The sea bed
may be smoot h or r ough, sandy or r ocky and wi t h
exper i ence t he ski pper wi l l l ear n t o det ect t he
di f f er ences on hi s sounder . The use of char t s shoul d
onl y be used as a gui de t o t he t ype of bot t om and
dept h, as somet i mes wr ecks and r ocky peaks on t he
sea bed wi l l not be shown on t he char t s. They can
cause sever e damage t o t he net and on some occasi ons
t he t ot al l oss of t he net . The pur se net can cost
e) Mooting the Purse Net
once t he ski pper has deci ded t o shoot , t he f i r st end
wi l l be put over boar d. Ther e i s a r ope at t he bunt
end of t he net , and at t he end i s a pl ast i c f l oat
wi t h a l i ght , t hen t he pur se wi r e. Thi s par t of t he
gear i s cal l ed t he dhan. When t he dhan i s bei ng
t owed t he ski pper wi l l manoeuver t he boat i nt o t he
cor r ect posi t i on t o st ar t shoot i ng. Thi s woul d be
wi t h t he wi nd about 10
0
on t he st ar boar d bow and t he
f i sh school bear i ng 045
0
on t he sonar and a r ange of
100 met r es f r an t he shi p. Fi g. 7a. Men i n t hi s
posi t i on, shoot i ng wi l l cam ence, keepi ng a st r ai ght
cour se unt i l t he mar k of f i sh i s bear i ng about 110
0
.
Fi g. 7b. The net shoul d be mar ked i n quar t er l engt hs
and when t he f i r st quar t er mar k i s passed. The
boat t hen st ar t s t o ci r cl e t he school keepi ng i t
0
i . e.
11
4;
1/
2;
31
4

et c. Thi s gi ves t he ski pper a gui de t o
how much net he has l ef t t o compl et e t he ci r cl e so he
can make sui t abl e al t er at i ons i f he i s shoot i ng t oo wi de
a ci r cl e or t oo t i ght . once t he net has al l been shot
t he boat wi l l t ow t he end of t he net back back t o t he
dhan ( wi t h exper i ence t he boat wi l l not be f ar f r an i t )
and pi ck up t he bunt end and pur se wi r e whi ch i s t hen
connect ed t o t he wi nch. Then pur si ng wi l l begi n. Fi g.
7d. The amount of pur se wi r e shot wi l l al l depend on
condi t i ons of t he bot t om and t he dept h of t he school .
I f t he ski pper i s shoot i ng i n shal l ow wat er t hen
dur i ng shoot i ng oper at i ons he wi l l cal l t o t he wi nchman
t o br ake t he wi r e at
1
/ 4;
1
/ 2 and
3
/ 4 mar ks. Thi s
wi l l st op t he net f r an si nki ng t oo qui ckl y. When
shoot i ng t he net , i t i s i mpor t ant t hat t he vessel st ar t s
wi t h t he wi nd on t he bows. The r eason f or t hi s i s t o
hel p keep t he boat out of t he net whi l e haul i ng. I f
t he boat was t o st ar t shoot i ng wi t h t he wi nd on t he
si de, t he boat woul d dr i f t down wi nd i nt o t he net ,
maki ng pur si ng and haul i ng ver y di f f i cul t .
The f i r st t hi ng t o deci de bef or e shoot i ng t he net i s t he
di r ect i on t he f i sh school i s movi ng. Thi s i s usual l y
deci ded by t r acki ng t he f i sh movement on t he sonar . When
i t has been deci ded whi ch di r ect i on t he f i sh ar e movi ng we
can t hen pr oceed t o shoot t he net accor di ngl y.
Figure 3
As t he school wi l l be movi ng away f r an t he boat we st ar t
shoot i ng cl ose t o t he f i sh and by t he t i me t he net i s shot
t he school wi l l have moved f ur t her i nt o t he ci r cl e of t he net
Figure 4
i f t he school i s movi ng acr oss t he wi nd t hen most of t he net wi l l
be shot t he same way, st ar t i ng cl ose by t he school and t hen
acr oss t he wi nd unt i l t he ski pper t hi nks he has shot pl ent y net
away f r omt he f i sh.
Figure 5
i f t he wi nd and cur r ent ar e f r om t he same di r ect i on and t he
school f i sh ar e movi ng f ast , we must st ar t shoot i ng i n f r ont of
t he school l eavi ng t he school at t he mout h of t he net , by t he
t i me we came back t o t he net t he f i sh shoul d have moved i nt o t he
Figure 6
Shoot i ng wi t h t he wi nd on t he beam i s t he most di f f i cul t
si t uat i on and shoul d not be at t empt ed unt i l a l ot of exper i ence
has been gai ned.
i t al so r equi r es much engi ne power t o keep t he boat out of t he
net . Wi t h a boat whi ch has a smal l engi ne i t woul d be advi sabl e
t o wor k i n par t ner shi p wi t h anot her boat i n whi ch t he second boat
passes a r ope, t hen pr oceeds t o t ow t he f i shi ng boat away f r om
t he net .
The pur se net i s not al ways shot i n a ci r cl e. The shape of t he
net depends on t he way t he f i sh ar e movi ng and how f ast .
Somet i mes we mi ght have t o shoot hal f t he l engt h of t he net i n a
st r ai ght cour se j ust t o get down past t he school .
WIND


L
/URRENT
4
Direction
of school

START OF
SHOOTING
SHOOTING
COMPLETED
Fig.19 School moving into wind and current
WIND
CURRENT
SHOOTING
~~,.......,,~ 2 Fish :



' 3
COMPLETION
Fig.20 School moving across wind and into current
WIND S CURRENT
V
2

4
Fish
Direction
of school
3
SHOOTING
3
COMPLETION
Fig.21School moving in the same direction as wind and current
WIND
3

SHOOTI
NG
WIND
4
PURSING
Fg.22Shooting withthe wind on the
beam
Fig.7a
Typical sonar display, the vessel would start
shooting the net with the fish school in this position.
Fig.7b
In this position the vessel would have about
1
/4 of
the net shot and would start to alter its course once
the mark has passed aft of the beam.
Fig.7 Sonar display during shooting
Fig. 7 c
After the first
11
4net is shot the skipper should try to keep
the mark between 70 and 90 degrees on the starboard
side but care must be taken not to alter too quickly as this
would result in too small a circle being made and some
net still remaining onboard when coming back to the
dhan buoy.
Fig.7d
This is how the mark will appear when shooting is
complete and the vessel is coming back to the dhan
buoy. The net will also be seen on the sonar and the
skipper will be able to tell whether he has been able to
stop the school from escaping.
f) Pursing
Af t er t he dhan buoy has been pi cked up and t he end of
t he pur se wi r e connect ed t o t he wi nch, t hen t he vessel
i s r eady t o st ar t pur si ng. Somet i mes t hi s may not
st ar t i mmedi at el y. I f t he f i sh ar e deep down and t her e
i s no danger of damagi ng t he net on t he bot t om, t hen
t he ski pper can gi ve t he net t i me t o si nk deeper .
I f t hi s i s t he case t hen when pur si ng cammpsnces,
i t wi l l be at a ver y sl aw speed. Dur i ng t hi s t i me t he
ski pper shoul d wat ch t he school on t he sonar t o make
sur e t he f i sh ar e st i l l i nsi de t he ci r cl e of t he net .
once he sees t he net on t he sonar bel ow t he dept h
of t he school of f i sh, t hen he wi l l deci de t o pur se a
l i t t l e f ast er . Unt i l t he pur se wi r es at t he gal l ows
ar e cl ose t oget her , t he net i s st i l l consi der ed t o be
f i shi ng. onve t hey have came t oget her , pur si ng wi l l be
car r i ed out as f ast as possi bl e, t o br i ng t he pur se
i - ben shoot i ng i n shal l ow wat er and on a har d sea bed,
t he pr ocedur e wi l l be di f f er ent and t he pur se wi r e wi l l
be pur sed as f ast as possi bl e gi vi ng t he net l i t t l e t i me
t o si nk. I n t hi s oper at i on pur si ng wi l l st ar t at f ul l
speed whenever t he dhan i s pi cked up.
Pt i l e t he pur si ng i s i n pr ogr ess t he boat cones ast er n
t r yi ng t o keep out of t he net . Somet i mes t hi s i s not
possi bl e and pur si ng wi l l have t o st op, but usual l y
t hi s i s onl y when t he boat i s pur si ng at f ul l speed.
School of fish


Fig.8a Starting to shoot the net (side view)
NOT TO SCALE

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Fig. 8 b Starting to shoot the net (plan view)
g) Hauling the Net
Once t he pur si ng has f i ni shed, haul i ng t he net can
commence. The pur se r i ngs wi l l be uncl i pped f r an t he
pur se wi r e, haul ed t hr ough t he bl ock and pl aced on
t he shoot i ng pol e r eady f or shoot i ng agai n. Whi l e
haul i ng, car e must be t aken t hat t he net i s bei ng
haul ed evenl y. I f t hi s does not happen and t he
f l oat l i ne i s l ef t t o f al l behi nd t he l eadl i ne, t hen
when t he bunt end i s r eached t he f i sh wi l l be t i pped
When haul i ng, and t he f l oat s have f al l en behi nd, t he
pr ocedur e i s t o cl i p t wo r i ngs t oget her and pul l t hem
t hr ough t he bl ock t hus pul l i ng t wi ce t he amount of
f oot r ope compar ed t o t he f l oat l i ne. Thi s oper at i on
mi ght have t o be car r i ed out t wo or t hr ee t i mes dur i ng
haul i ng.
Dur i ng haul i ng t he boat wi l l be pul l ed i nt o t he net ,
but t hi s wi l l not mat t er as l ong as t he pr opel l er i s
not t ur ni ng, and t her e ar e no obst r uct i ons such as
bi l ge keel s or echo sounder t r ansducer s f or t he net t o
cat ch on bel ow t he wat er l i ne.
I t i s not possi bl e t o l ay down a set of r ul es on has a boat
wi l l handl e dur i ng haul i ng. Thi s can onl y be f ound by
exper i ence on how t he boat wi l l manoeuvr e accor di ng t o t he
di f f er ent weat her condi t i ons and t he set t i ng of t he net .
h) Stowing the Net
The net i s st owed on t he st er n of t he boat wi t h t he
l eads on t he st ar boar d si de and t he f l oat s on t he por t
si de. The l eads and f l oat s must be st owed car ef ul l y, so
t hat t hey wi l l r un smoot hl y over t he si de whi l st
shoot i ng. The pur se r i ngs
-
ar e st owed on a shoot i ng
pol e, t he r i ngs ar e pl aced i n t he cor r ect sequence f or
shoot i ng and t hen t he pur se wi r e i s t hr eaded t hr ough
t hem, t hen connect ed t o t he dhan r ope whi ch i s coi l ed
on t op of t he net , r eady f or shoot i ng.
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STARTING TO
PURSE
Here the boat will come astern trying to keep out of the net while the
winch pulls the purse wire in, closing the bottom of the net.
3. 2 Pur se Sei ne Construction
a) Time and Location and Labour
Const r uct i on of SFDP f i shi ng gear was by P. T. Mal uku
Mi ni Mur ni st af f on 12t h August 1985. Fi r st est i mat e of
const r uct i on t i me was t hr ee weeks, but i t t ook unt i l
10t h Oct ober 1985. Some mat er i al i ncl udi ng suppl y of
r ope S t wi st ( 10 mm) was di f f i cul t t o f i nd, and so 7 mm
S t wi st was subst i t ut ed.
I t t ook 36 days t o make t he net :
12 - 31 August , 1985 : 16 days
2 - 9 Sept ember , 1985 : 7 days
12 - 30 Sept ember , 1985 : 4 days
1 - 10 Oct ober , 1985 9 days
TOTAL 36 days
The wor k st ar t ed dai l y at 0900 hour s and f i ni shed at 1700
hour s. Rest per i ods of about 30 mi nut es wer e t aken each
day.
Const r uct i on t ook pl ace at Bal ai Penel i t i an Per i kanan Laut
( Mar i ne Fi sher i es Resear ch I nst i t ut e, Ancol - J akar t a) .
The wor ker s wer e r ecr ui t ed f r om Pasar I kan - J akar t a and
wer e most l y f i sher men, pl us some st af f at BPPL J akar t a.
Ever y day about t en men wor ked under t he gui dance of P. T.
Mal uku Mi na Mur ni and SFDP.
b) Dimension and Ri ggi ng of Pur se Sei ne ( See Fi gur e 1) One
uni t of pur se sei ne, consi st ed of :
bunt
bel l y/ mai n body
sel vedge
f l oat
si nker
r i ng
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FLOAT LINE
Bunt Belly Length: 462
t
21.7 cm , Depth: 61

without selvedge
Float line length 462 meters
30% 30 0!. 30
0
1. 301c
42m 70m 280m 70m
T
24.
5m
1
25
1
mm i 31
o PA;210/9 i PA
' i o
VL ! 81,
25'1. 251. 25' l.
25
0
l 0
Sinker line length 495 meters
SINKER LINE
18.75 cm
Belly I 12.5 cm 12 Bunt
3.6 10.8 3.6
PURSE SEI NE SPECI FI CATI ON
NO. I TER SPECI FI CATI ON QUANTI TY
I . WEBBI NG
1. Bel l y PA 210D/ 6, 31 mm( 1
1/
4" )
80OMD x 100 yar ds i n l engt h 21 PCs
2. Bunt PA 210D/ 9, 25 mm( 1" )
80OMD x 100 yar ds i n l engt h 2 PCs
3. Sel vedge PE 380D/ 45, 50 mm( 2" )
10OMD x 100 ML 1 PCs
I I . ROPE
4. Fl oat l i ne PE 10 mm( Z) M 500 m
5. Fl oat si de l i ne
6. Si nker si de l i ne PE 7mm( S) M 1200 m
7. Bunt & Wi ng l i ne
8. Si nker l i ne PE 0 10 mm( Z) M 500 m
9. Br i dl e PE 0 10 mm( Z) M 300 m
10. Pur se l i ne Wi r e 0 10 mm( Z) M 600 m
I I . ACCESSORIES
11. Fl oat Vi nyl sponge sof t
y 80 1089/ 228, 69 kg
12. Si nker PB 240 gr am 1121/ 269, 04 kg
13. Ri ng St eel / Br onze 50/ 50 kg
14. Swi vel & 2 shackl es 14 mm, st eel 1 PC
15 Fl oat PL 0 300 mm 1 PC
I V. TWI NE
16. Mendi ng t wi ne PA 210D/ 18 13 bal / 26 kg
17. Hangi ng l i ne PA 0 5 mm( Z)
200 m/ coi l 5 coi l s
18. Ot her l i ne PE 25 mm( Z)
200 m/ coi l 1 coi l
19. Mendi ng t wi ne f or
j oi ni ng: sect i on t o
be of 3 di f f er ent
col our s
v. OTM
20. Smal l buoys t o be at t ached
t o 1/ 4; 1/ 2; 3/ 4 of net Pl ast i c 30 cm 3 PCs
21. Becket s f or r i ngs PE - 6 mm 1 coi l
22. End buoy 40 cmwi t h
bat t er y l i ght
1 pi ece
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3. 3 Net
Set t i ng Hi nt
I n t he bunt wer e 6 pi eces of webbi ng, N0. 210 D/ 9, and mesh si ze
25 mm ( 1 i nch) , bunt l engt h 60 met r es st r et ched, and hangi ng
r at i o of 708, gi vi ng 42 met r es.
I engt h of webbi ng i n t he bunt :
3 pi eces, 1400 meshes ( 35 m)
3 pi eces, 1600 meshes ( 40m) ( see Fi gur e 2 Appendi x 2)
Net t i ng sheet s wer e j oi ned t oget her by l aci ng syst emwi t h
mul t yf i l l ament No. 210 D/ 18.
Bel l y/ Body
mat er i al used i n bel l y nyl on 210 D/ 6 wi t h mesh si ze 31 mm( 1. 25
i nches) l engt h of webbi ng 420 m. Bel l y sect i ons consi st ed of :
2 pi eces 1600 meshes ( 46, 6m) 4
pi eces 2000 meshes ( 62 m) 36
pi eces 2800 meshes ( 55, 8 m) 2
pi eces 1800 meshes ( 55, 8 m)
For r ef er ence see desi gn dr awi ng of pur se sei ne.
Fl oat s
Fl oat s wer e al l sof t vi nyl / sponge t ype. They measur e:
l engt h 180 mmwi de 110 mm
di amet er of hol e r ope 22 mm
bouyancy, 800 gr ams
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Br i dl es and Ri ngs
Br i dl es of 10 mmZ t wi st pol yet hyl ene wer e made up. The br i dl e
ends wer e at t ached 3. 6 met r es apar t and each br i dl e was 10. 8
met r es di st ant . Ri ngs wer e
made of br ass about 1. 0 kg each. A t ot al of