SC-3: Fishing Systems

Dr. Robert Latorre, Chair
Professor, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans
Mail: 5809 Nicholson Lane Suite 410
        N.Bethesda, MD. 20852
e-mail: rlatorre@uno.edu
phone: (504) 905-7061

Mission Statement:

The mission of the SC-3 panel Fishing Systems is to improve the performance of commercial fishing. The traditional fishing system includes the fish catching outfit and machinery. The panel has enlarged the scope to examine several environmental issues that impact the economics of commercial fishing operations.

 The panel has divided its activities into the following seven tasks

1. Organization of published fishing vessel design and operational data.

2. Publication [1] and presentation of the main results at SNAME Meeting

3. Using the results of Tasks 1 and 2 identify the three largest problems to address as a panel. These are:

4. I. Reduction of Fishing vessel fuel consumption in terms of kg fuel/kg of catch

5. II Reduction of Fishing vessel diesel engine emissions by a naval architecture design approach of resistance and propulsion

6. III  Improvement of fishing operations by analysis of the fishing vessel operation

7. Publication [2] and presentation of the results at SNAME Meeting  

References:

Latorre, R (2001) “Reducing Fishing Vessel fuel consumption and NOx emissions,” OCEAN ENGINEERING 28, 723-733.

Latorre R, Cardella V, J.P. (2007) ”US Fishing Vessel Powering and NOx Emissions” SNAME Marine Technology, 44 no.3, 175-179.