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Circulating Water Channel (Flume Tank) - Training
General Training History Research Staff

Fisheries Training

Fisheries training in the CWC mainly involves;

  • fishing gear demonstration (Figure 1),
  • study of factors influencing gear geometry and spatial position under static and/or hydrodynamic conditions (Figure 2),
  • measurement of loads on gear and gear components under hydrostatic and/or hydrodynamic conditions (Figure 3), and
  • improvement of fishing gear performance (drag reduction, selectivity, catching efficiency) (Figure 4).
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Figure 1
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Figure 2

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Figure 3
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Figure 4