Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Fangstbehandling i snurrevadflåten - Catch treatment in the spinner fleet Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2008 End year 2009 Funding (€) € NA Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/900034/ Summary "The main objective of the work being initiated is to improve catch handling by streamlining and simplifying the catching of whitefish in the Norwegian seine net fleet while maintaining quality. This will be achieved through concrete measures aimed at enhancing catch handling, increasing food safety, and reducing the workload for fishermen on board seine net vessels.
The project has the following sub-goals:
PART I:
• Identify relevant seine net vessels willing to participate in the project.
• Engage relevant equipment suppliers to the seine net fleet, who will be important contributors to the project, where new gear and equipment on board will be necessary to achieve the goal of better catch handling of whitefish in seine net fishing.
PART II:
• Develop simple ""rule of thumb"" guidelines for good and efficient catch handling in the seine net fleet.
• Investigate whether cod and haddock caught at different times of the year, when seine net fishing typically occurs, can be landed un-gutted for gutting in efficient production lines on land without compromising the quality of the fish.
• Compare different operational and handling routines on board various seine net vessels (including catch onboard, storage of catch before bleeding, bleeding, logistics, and onboard refrigeration).
• Conduct an initial assessment towards establishing routines for increased food safety and propose any necessary improvements.
• Evaluate workload and health, safety, and environment considerations for fishermen depending on whether the fish is gutted on board or on land.
• Assess time consumption per kilogram of handled fish depending on whether the fish is gutted on board or on land.
• Describe technological challenges and opportunities in seine net fishing.
In this part of the project, catch handling in seine net fishing will be described to provide the fleet group with a basis for decision-making regarding the choice of the best adaptation according to operational form. Furthermore, the project will describe typical technological challenges where further research work should be directed (Part III).
The results from the project show that catch handling on board varies considerably, both in terms of the onboard retrieval of catches, storage of fish before slaughtering, slaughtering methods and bleeding, as well as cooling systems and unloading methods. Rapid cooling and effective cooling routines for the fish were identified as areas with potential for improvement. It was observed that mixing of fish from different hauls in the receiving bin due to excessive catches in relation to the crew on board, thus resulting in insufficient capacity in the bleeding/gutting stage, is a common problem. Automation of catch handling up to and including bleeding/direct gutting was identified as one of the most important contributions to improving catch handling.
Results from the evaluation of workload, assessment of accident risks, and ergonomic conditions on board showed, among other things, that 30% of fishermen rarely use mandatory personal protective equipment, the workload intensity ranges from moderate to high for extended periods, good physical endurance is required to carry out often long workdays, and it is a workplace with high physical strain on the body. The project has developed simple ""rule of thumb"" guidelines for safe and efficient catch handling in the seine net fleet and identified key technological challenges and future development projects for the fleet group."
Keywords
Purse seine;
Haddock;
Vessel technology;
Whitefish;
Cod;
Fish quality;
Fish;
Fishing vessels;
Process efficiency;
Guidelines;
Storage;
Human health;
Fishing technology;
Marine Region
42
Barents Sea (27.I)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
4
Marine Region Map
