MSC 132/134 Fishing Gear Technology I & II Appendix: Netting Theory and Tapers Excerpts from: FAO Cataloque of Small Scale Fishing Gear, Edited by C. Nedelec, Fishing News Books Ltd. & Whitefriars Press Ltd., London, England. 1975 Fisherman’s Workbook,compiled by J. Prado, Fishing News Books, Oxford:1990 Shrimp Trawl Design & Performance, D. Harrington, J. Watson, L. Parker, J. Rivers, C. Taylor, Georgia Sea Grant Program, Marine Extension Service, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. 1988
Meshes: Types and Measurement Methods Knotted Netting Knotless Netting Hexagonal Mesh Bar or Square Bar or Square Bar Mesh Opening OM = Mesh Opening a = Stretched Mesh OM = Mesh Opening a = Stretched Mesh a = Stretched Mesh
Primary Hanging Ratio “Horizontal Orientation of Netting” E1 = L ÷ Lo E1 is the Primary or Horizontal Hanging Ratio. L is the “hung” length of the netting or the length of rope on which a net panel is mounted. Lo is the length of netting when fully extended. (stretched netting before hanging) Therefore L = E1 x Lo and Lo = L ÷ E1
Secondary Hanging Ratio “Vertical Orientation of Netting” E2 = H ÷ Ho E2 is the Secondary or Vertical Hanging Ratio. H is the “hung” height or depth of the netting or the fully mounted net. Ho is the height of the netting when fully extended. (stretched netting before hanging) Therefore H = E2 x Ho and Ho = H ÷ E2
Geometric Determination of Hanging Ratios E2 = 1 – E1² E1 = 1 – E2² and
Common Hanging Ratios Gillnets Entanglement Gear Hydrodynamic Gear
Hanging Ratio Tables
Surface Covered at Different Hanging Ratios
(A-2)
Sample Plans: Gill Net Bottom set, Germany
Sample Plans: Gill Net Bottom set, Australia
Sample Plans: Entangling Net Bottom Set, Japan
Sample Plans: Entangling Net (Trammel Net) Bottom Set, France
Sample Plans: Seine Net Nigeria
(A-8)
Sample Plans: Four-Seam Flat Trawl Shrimp, Gulf & South Atlantic, USA
Standard Net Plan Layout: Cutaway View
Net Plan with Hidden Lines: Uncommon
Full Net Plan Layout: More Detail but not commonly used.
3P2B
(A-10) Sample Plans: Two-Seam Balloon Trawl Shrimp, Gulf & South Atlantic, USA
Plans: Four-Seam Semi-Balloon Trawl Shrimp, Gulf & South Atlantic, USA
Plans: Western-Jib 4-Seam Trawl Shrimp, Gulf & South Atlantic, USA
(A-13)
(A-14)
Sample Plans: Bottom Trawl Cod, Germany
Sample Plans: Pot Snapper, Venezuela