FAO/U.S.S.R. SEMINAR/STUDY TOUR (GROUP FELLOWSHIP) ON INSTRUMENTATION AND METHODOLOGY IN FISHING TECHNOLOGY. MOSCOW, 3-22 OCTOBER 1966. LECTURES.

Abstract

Contents: The organization of fisheries and the significance of research in the field of fishing gear in the U.S.S.R.; Training of staff for commerical fishing in the U.S.S.R.; The training of fishing gear technologists and discussion of what needs to be done in developing countries; Training of fishing technologists; Geometry and resistance of trawls; Trawl gear geometry and resistance; Pelagic trawl, its design and fitting the main elements of the process of work; Measuring instruments for the study of midwater trawls; Construction and designing of purse seines; Instrumentation for the engineering study of otter trawls; Testing apparatus for fishing gear: their design and application; The use of sonar and the bathykymograph-purse seining in Peru; Mechanization of purse seining; Theory and practice of trawl modelling; On the theory of operation of power blocks in purse seine hauling; Objectives, preparation, conduct and reporting of comparative fishing experiments; Statistical aspects of comparative fishing trials.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0687505

Entities

Organizations

  • Food and Agriculture Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Resistance
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.