WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/13
Trials Of Two-Boat Bottom Trawling In Bangladesh
by
G. Pajot
Fishing Technologist Bay of Bengal Programme
J. Crockett
Master-fisherman Consultant
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WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/13 Trials Of Two-Boat Bottom Trawling In Bangladeshby G. Pajot Fishing Technologist Bay of Bengal Programme J. Crockett Master-fisherman Consultant |
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Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal Madras, India, October 1981 |
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This document describes the rationale, mechanics and findings of experiments with two-boat bottom trawis in Bangladesh. The experiments were carried out between October 1980 and March 1981 near Chittagong in cooperation with the Swedish Free Mission and the Kalidaha Fishing Project of CAR ITAS. The trials yielded the conclusion that while trawling with two-boat high-opening trawis for the capture of demersal and semi-pelagic resources is technically feasible, its commercial viability is still to be ascertained. It is recommended that the trials should be continued during next winter over a wider geographical area. The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, participated in the two-boat trawl project as a cooperating agency. The two-boat bottom trawl experiments are an activity of the Programme for the Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal, referred to in brief as the Bay of Bengal Programme. This is a regional FAO programme that seeks to develop and demonstrate appropriate technologies and methodologies in many areas of small-scale fisheries-such as craft, gear, fishing methods and utilisation and coastal aquaculture. The programme’s goals are to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk and the supply of fish from the small-scale sector in five countries that border the Bay of Bengal — Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. |
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVES
3. PLANNING AND CONDUCT OF TRIALS
4. RESULTS AND COMMENTS
5. PROVISIONAL FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
6. RECOMMENDATIONS
TABLES:
1. RECORD OF FISHING OPERATIONS (SFMFP)
2. RECORD OF FISHING OPERATIONS (KFP)
APPENDICES:
1. SFMFP BOATS USED FOR THE HIGH OPENING BOTTOM TRAWL EXPERIMENTS
2. KFP BOATS USED FOR THE HIGH-OPENING BOTTOM TRAWL EXPERIMENTS
3. HIGH-OPENING TRAWL FOR TWO BOATS, 464 MESHES OF 80 MM (STRETCHED)
4. HIGH-OPENING TRAWL FOR TWO BOATS, 368 MESHES OF 120 MM (STRETCHED)
5. MAP GRID INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE FISHING AREA
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