COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 6.09.1995 
COM(95)392 final 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 
CO-OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT 
FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH 

1. Introduction 
Fisheries research requires the collection of large amounts of data, for the implementation 
of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), but also to address more fundamental scientific 
questions, especially ecological ones. A great deal of information can be obtained from 
commercial fisheries, but there is also a need for supplementary information. This includes 
fishery independent information on the state of fish stocks, information on the environmental 
impact of fishing, information on the selectivity of fishing gear, information on non exploited 
species and the physical and chemical environment. 
Obtaining this information often requires large scale equipment, such as research vessels 
equipped with laboratory facilities. This infrastructure exists in all Member states, but there 
are differences in their size, age, supporting facilities and level of utilization. 
The aim of this document is to describe the existing facilities, namely research vessels, and 
to analyse the large scale equipment requirements for the purposes of the CFP. Moreover, the 
need of further cooperation and coordination will be considered. 
A full description of the data requirements in each region of the Community and an analysis 
of the resources needed to meet these requirements are clearly beyond the scope of this 
document. However, such a study is needed so that any deficiencies can be identified and 
remedied. 
Other equipment such a flume tanks with supporting facilities or fine isotope analysis facilities 
are less extended among the different Member states and its field of operation is more specific 
. In annex I a description of the main flume tanks operating in Europe is given together with 
some considerations on their utility. Concerning isotope techniques there are not for instance 
enough elements to establish a basis for discussion. 
2. Research Vessels in Europe. 
2.1. The need for research vessels 
Stock assessment 
Although a great deal of information used in fisheries research is obtained from monitoring 
and sampling commercial landings, there will always be a need for fisheries independent 
mformation.Diagnostics on the state of resources and their level of exploitation demand an 
accurate knowledge of the commercial catches , in particular their age or length composition 
as these are essential elements for applying the Virtual Population Analysis (VPA) technique, 
which is the key assessment method used by scientists. Experience has demonstrated the 
additional need for direct estimates of the abundance offish stocks Fisheries management by 
means of Total Allowable Catches ( TAC's) need estimates of the stock size in real time 
and predictions of the further development of the stock in terms of catch forecasts. The 
reliability of these catch forecasts depends directly on the quality of the estimates of the 
number of fish which will enter in the exploited phase ( pre-recruits). The independent 
estimates used for stock assessment are obtained from acoustic surveys, egg or larvae 
surveys, trawl surveys, using research vessels ( Table I ). 
Fisheries management by means of Total Allowable Effort ( TAE) does not have the same 
data requirement since annual revisions of stock estimates are not necessary. However, proper 
diagnostics on the level of exploitation of resources and its further evolution are needed for 
adjusting, when necessary, the fishing effort. 
When designing a survey to obtain these independent estimates, one of the main elements to 
consider is the type of vessel to be used. A choice has to be made between the use of a 
research or commercial vessel, the characteristics of which can influence their suitability for 
a particular type of survey ( Table II). 
The use of research vessels makes it much easier to standardise the gear and procedures 
used. This is important since the abundance indices obtained from year to year must be 
comparable. 
Another important factor is the cost of the vessel. For a research institute running costs are 
in general higher for a research vessel than for the periodic rent of a commercial vessel, 
since the latter does not have to be paid for year round. 
In order to obtain a good level of accuracy a minimum level of sampling in terms of number 
of hauls is needed, and a proper sampling strategy which takes into consideration the 
distribution in space and time of the resource . 
Schematically in the classical trade off between biases and variances, research vessels offer 
a better answer to the bias quiestion due to their standardisation facilities, while in terms of 
variances it can be more cost-efficient to rely on commercial vessels because of their lower 
costs. 
Other issues 
On board commercial vessels, facilities are generally lacking, therefore samples have to be 
stored and extra work in the laboratory has to be carried out after the surveys. In 
experiments for which requirements for laboratory facilities are limited, chartered commercial 
vessels may be suitable. This is the case of experiments in the field of gear technology, 
tagging or tests of on-board facilities for upgrading of fish products ( e.g. cold chain, 
packaging, conservation, etc.). 
Analysing fisheries in the long term is a more difficult task, requiring an understanding of 
multi-species interactions, the influences of environmental factors on recruitment and survival, 
and so on. Special attention should be paid to the influence of the environmental factors on 
the distribution, abundance and migration of fish and on changes in parameters as natural 
mortality, growth, maturation and fecundity. Ecological research programmes involving the 
use of research vessels are needed to investigate these relationships. Fisheries research itself 
can contribute to improvements in the knowledge of the marine ecosystem. In fact the 
complete knowledge of the latter needs the monitoring of non commercial species, but, at the 
same time, there is considerable information from exploited species which play a key role 
among top predators in the marine food webs. One of the main difficulties when studying 
marine ecosystems compared with terrestrial ones, is the necessity of heavy equipment, as 
the marine environment is hostile. 
The environmental implications of fishing will become an increasingly important 
consideration in the future. The institutes operating the research vessels often also have 
responsibilities for environmental or other research programmes apart from fisheries. The 
basic research needed to address these questions will clearly require a significant amount of 
research vessel time. 
Another use of vessels which deserves mention is for gear research, for example assessing 
the effects of changes in mesh size or gear configurations on selectivity. This can have 
important conservation implications, for example by reducing discard rates. However this is 
an area of research which could often be carried out more efficiently using chartered 
commercial vessels. 
2.2. Current availability and use of research vessels 
Most of the Research Centres in the European Union have big Research Vessels ( about 60 
m. long), but these vessels are not necessarily the most suited for all research tasks (Table II). 
Big vessels may be needed for their performance in bad weather but may be unsuitable for 
working in coastal areas. Vessels smaller than 30 m. may have the disadvantage of being too 
noisy and could so affect fish behaviour. 
In the areas covered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) there 
is already considerable International co-operation to undertake major surveys. Table III lists 
the most important co-operative survey programmes coordinated by ICES since 1975. There 
has also been considerable support for internationally coordinated surveys under the European 
Programmes FAR (Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), MAST ( Marine Science and 
Technology) and AIR (Agriculture and Agroindustry including Fisheries). 
For the purposes of examining the current availability of research vessels it is convenient to 
consider three distinct geographic regions (Figure 1), namely: 
a) North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic, East English Channel 
b) West English Channel, West of Scotland, Rockall, Irish Sea, West and South of 
Ireland, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Coast of the Iberian Peninsula. 
c) Mediterranean 
These are now considered in turn. Research vessels have been allocated to regions based on 
the location of their home ports. However it should be noted that the activities of the research 
vessels are not always confined to one specific region. 
Region a : North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic, East English Channel 
Catches in this region are estimated at around 3,8 million tonnes which is approximately 53% 
of the total Community production with a value of 2,5 billions ECU . 
Although most of the research surveys in this region are undertaken using research vessels, 
there is also a widespread use of chartered commercial vessels. The North Sea surveys are 
often internationally coordinated within the framework of ICES. However a workshop 
convened to improve data collection for this region (Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, October 1992) 
concluded that a detailed investigation of the optimal ways to use existing research vessels 
could lead to financial savings. Despite the presence of the institutional framework of ICES 
and the potential support of the Baltic Fisheries Commission a major effort is still required 
in the Baltic area. Coordination of surveys between the different countries needs to be 
improved in order to ensure a real standardisation of methodology and a more satisfactory 
coverage of seasonality ( autumn surveys) 
At present total costs for fishery data collection in this region are estimated at 12.4 million 
ECU; 65% of this amount (8.1 million ECU) is devoted to research vessels surveys. 
Table IV shows the characteristics of the main research vessels operated by the institutes in 
the region. Most of them are well equipped and capable of undertaking a wide range of work, 
including trawling, acoustic surveys and océanographie studies. The average number of days 
at sea per year of these vessels is 235 and their maximum trip duration varies between 10 and 
50 days. 
Although well equipped the United Kingdom vessels are now rather old. e.g. RV 
CIROLANA, RV SCOTIA and RV CLUPEA are now about 25 years old. SCOTIA is due 
for replacement in 1996 and CLUPEA had a major conversion in 1988. 
Region b : West English Channel, West of Scotland, Rockall, Irish Sea, West and South of 
Ireland, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Coast of the Iberian Peninsula. 
Traditionally co-operation in this area has been less intense than in Region a. However there 
has been an increase in cooperative research projects especially after the implementation of 
Community programmes. In most cases these co-operative activities were restricted to 
bilateral ( involving two Member states) research projects focusing on stocks of common 
interest. This was the case of several FAR projects with the participation of the main 
institutes in the area, some of which have implemented bilateral co-operation agreements. 
Within the framework of the AIR programme more ambitious joint projects with the 
participation of several Member states are at present in progress with a good level of co­
operation. 
Table V shows the quality of the assessments of the main stocks subject to TAC in both 
regions a and b. For those stocks for which there is no analytical or similar assessment, 
TAC s can just be precautionary. By analysing this table we can observe that the quality of 
assessment decreases from north to south although the situation is improving with time. 
Catches in region b are estimated at 2 million tonnes, which constitute 28 % of the total 
Community production with a value of 1,3 billion ECU. For most of these stocks TAC s are 
precautionary as information available is not sufficient for reliable diagnostics on their real 
exploitation level. It is appropriate in this region to implement a management strategy which 
combines the regulation of catches and effort. 
There is a need to increase the number of surveys, to provide the solid database needed to fix 
TAC s or TAE's ( Total allowable effort) based on analytical assessments, even if in the case 
of recruitment estimates the need for surveys is less obvious due to the fact that fluctuations 
in recruitment may be smaller than in Region a. The total costs of research vessel surveys 
in region b is 4.8 million ECU. This figure represents 58% of the total costs of all data 
collection activities. 
In Table VI the technical characteristics of the main research vessels operated by fisheries 
research institutes in Ireland, France, Portugal and Spain are shown. Those from the UK are 
included in Table IV. The average age of the vessels operating in region (b) is greater than 
that of vessels operating in region (a). The situation has recently been improved somewhat 
by the renewal of the Portuguese RV CAPRICORNIO. It should also be noted that some of 
these vessels cover both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and are also used to participate 
in co-operative research projects in other areas ( e.g. SEFOS Project, NAFO area, etc.). 
Region c : Mediterranean 
Ten per cent of the total Community catches are produced in the Mediterranean with a total 
value of 470 million ECU. 
Although Mediterranean Member states devote to data collection 4 million ECU ( 40 % of 
this figure is expended in research vessel surveys) per year, sampling statistics tend to be 
incomplete and unreliable partly due to the practical difficulties of monitoring the widely 
dispersed fleets. Reliable diagnostics on the state of stocks are, consequently, one of the 
priorities for establishing management strategies, although there is no immediate operational 
obligation of obtaining annual estimates of abundance. 
Due to the difficulties on obtaining commercial data, fishery independent methods are of 
essential importance in this region Traditionally, surveys undertaken in the Mediterranean 
have tended to be fragmented and poorly coordinated. This lack of coordination can be 
explained by the fact that most of the stocks are not shared between countries and , therefore, 
the need for scientific structures for international stock assessment is less apparent. 
Nevertheless improved co-ordination between Mediterranean countries is desirable but the 
absence of adequate permanent structures for that purpose in the area is a major handicap . 
The Commission is at present supporting a large programme called "An International Bottom 
Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean", which is being carried out during 1994. The motivation 
for establishing this survey was the lack of comprehensive studies of the biological status of 
most of the demersal stocks in the Mediterranean. The main objective of this survey is to 
calculate relative indices of abundance and to provide information on the geographic 
distribution of the various species. A good programme and coordination of these surveys is 
needed in the near future to establish a management system based on effort limitation. At this 
level appropriate databases in a common format allowing common access becomes a 
necessity. 
Table VII shows the characteristics of the research vessels operating in the Mediterranean 
region. In the cases of Spain and France some of the vessels also operate in region (b). 
2.3 Data storage and utilisation 
One subject to be considered is the type of data avilable and their level of utilisation. So in 
Region (a) the existing data is underutilised for purposes other than classical stock assessment 
conducted by the different ICES Working Groups, despite recent efforts such as the Atlas of 
North Sea Fishes which is an ICES Cooperative Report based in bottom-trawl survey data for 
the years 1985-1987, providing important important on spatial distribution of the different 
species. 
Although in Region (b) national databases are increasing and improving they are still partial 
and need to be integrated in a common format in order to ensure their availability for all 
Member states concerned. In the case of Region (c) there are no common databases not even 
within all Member states. 
2.4.Overall view 
The table below summarises section 2.2 by pointing out the major shortcomings in the three 
regions in terms of common work to be developed. 
AREA 
MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM 
SAMPLING 
STRATEGY 
PLANNING OF 
COORDINATION 
LINKS BETWEEN 
FISHERY AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
DATA 
COMMON 
DATABASES Region a 
TAC's: Mainly Analytical 
Ones 
Effort control envisaged. 
to be improved 
to be improved 
insufficient 
insufficient Region b 
TAC's: Mainly 
Precautionary 
Effort control 
proposed 
to be extended 
to be improved 
insufficient 
limited Region c 
Effort control 
envisaged 
to be consolidated 
to be designed 
non-existing 
non-existing 
3. Financial aspects 
3.1. Investments. 
The price of construction of a research vessel depends on a lot of different factors ( size, 
facilities, technical equipment, power, etc.) but it is above the means of the ordinary budget 
of a research institute. For example a medium size (+/- 40 m) research vessel with an 
operation range of 30 days ( = 6000 miles) equiped with dry and wet labs , with 
accomodation for 26 people ( crew and scientific staff) costs around 3,5 million ECU 
without considering costs of scientific and electronic equipment. In the case of a big research 
vessel (+/- 70 m) costs are, of course, bigger. 
This investment is in many cases made by a different Ministry and budget . For that reason 
it is difficult for a research structure to finance such an equipment as well as to refuse it. 
3.2. Running costs 
After the acquisition of heavy equipment the maintenance and running costs will be deducted 
from the research structure budget and , in some cases, research activities are curtailed due 
to budgetary constraints. 
The table below shows the current costs of some of the research vessels utilised by the 
European research centres: 
RESEARCH LENGTH (m) OPERATING 
VESSEL COSTS 
( ECU/DAY) 
SOLEA (DE) 35.4 7100 
BELGICA(BE) 51 6250 
CORNIDE DE 66.7 9000 
SAAVEDRA 
(ES) 
LOUGH 21 2000 
BELTRA (IR) 
CAPRICORNIO 46.55 4000 
1 (PT) M 1 J 
3.3. The Community role. 
3.3.1. Investments. 
There are no specific budgetary provisions which could be used to address the problem of 
large scale equipment for fisheries research as the existing regulations concerning structural 
assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector do not envisage such investments. However 
regions targeted by the structural funds could apply for funding through the Community 
Support Framework. To do this, Member states should schedule such provisions as a specific 
area of assistance when submitting their sectoral programmes to the Commission. This would 
open the possibility of financial support through the Regional Development Fund ( FEDER). 
The Community has already given partial support for the construction of two research vessels, 
one in the Mediterranean under Council Regulation (EC) No. 3499/91, providing a 
Community Framework for studies and pilot projects relating to the conservation and 
management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean and the other in the Azores. In both 
cases the funds were provided under specific budgetary provisions. 
3.3.2.Running costs. 
There are no means available to the Commission which allow a direct intervention in the 
running costs of research vessels. Nevertheless an important number of studies and research 
projects are being currently supported by the Commission on a shared costs basis. This is an 
element of support currently given to activities aiming at ensuring appropriate data 
collection. 
A draft proposal for a Council Decision concerning a programme to promote the training and 
mobility of researchers ( within IV RTD Framework Programme), states that in some cases, 
the additional costs related to the use of external staff of large-scale facilities can be granted 
on the basis of their quality, the interest shown by potential users, the cost effectiveness of 
Community support and the potential benefit to the Community in terms of improving the 
scientific and technical potential of less-favoured regions. This proposal has not yet been 
discussed by the Council , but, if adopted, could provide the means for a better coordinated 
use of existing facilities. 
4. Conclusions 
General 
* Research surveys are of paramount importance. They are needed for many essential aspects of 
fisheries research. 
*Due to the cost of research vessels, and to the involvement of several research vessels for most 
surveys a better planning and coordination at a Community scale is required. Their utilisation 
in space and time within the European Union can be improved in terms of cost-efficiency and 
quality of data collection. For that purpose availability of the equipment both geographically and 
periodically should be disseminated. 
* Underutilisation of data must be avoided. For that reason data needs to be stored in common 
databases which make them available to all concerned Member states. 
Short term action 
It is recognised that fish stocks in region (a) are more intensively studied and better understood 
than those in regions (b) or (c). A coordination plan taking into consideration the precedent 
experiences coordinated by ICES and the North Sea research centres should be adopted with 
the aim of consolidating existing structures, to fill gaps in less studied regions and to promote 
the common utilisation of existing data between Member states. 
Medium term strategy 
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There is a necessity to set up appropriate databases covering commercial and survey data 
including ecological and technical aspects. Given the common interest of Member States in the 
resources, it would be entirely appropriate for them to contribute to the management of these 
databases, whose construction and maintenance can be coordinated between Member States. 
Working Groups aiming to elucidate the needs in terms of data collection, to define the best 
adapted sampling strategies need to be promoted. The application of such strategies could allow 
for the definition of a relationship between intensity of sampling and accuracy of estimates and 
to precise cost-efficiency relationships ensuring that the utility of the information is in 
accordance with the material investment. 
Further to the accomplishment of above mentioned tasks , data requirements have to be translated 
into equipment requirements. This could constitute the basis for discussion between the 
Commission and Member states in order to plan the likely evolution of heavy equipment, 
especially vessels, for a period of 10 years. A further task can be devoted to find support 
mechanisms aiming at improving the present situation. 
11 „Ji*L 

ANNEX I 
FLUME TANKS IN EUROPE 
Introduction 
A flume tank is essentially the nautical equivalent of a wind tunnel in which a uniform flow of 
water passes through the working section. Flume tanks allow the effects of changing gear 
configurations, varying water speeds or changes in otterboard design to be studied in detail. 
Experiments are observed from a fixed platform above the tanks (Figure 2), and gear parameters 
such as loads, vertical net dimensions, wing end spread, door spread, etc., can be accurately 
measured with sophisticated instrumentation and video recording facilities. 
The need for flume tanks 
The experiments which can be carried out in flume tanks can improve gear design for example 
by increasing efficiency or selectivity. However, the present state of most stocks within the EU 
does not justify research on gear efficiency but mainly in gear selectivity. Improvements in gear 
design can bring about many conservation benefits, for example by reducing by-catch rates or by 
improving the exploitation pattern on the target species. This is a subject of great importance 
given the high discard rates and juvenile dominated age structures that are found in certain 
fisheries. 
In spite of the undoubted didactic interest there are limitations in the utility of the flume tanks. 
Two main elements can be considered in fishing operations: the first one is the physical 
component which is well represented in simulations in flume tanks. The second is the biological 
component which is absent from these experiments because, for example, fish behaviour is not 
taken into consideration as fish can not be introduced in flume tanks. 
Gear designs must ultimately be finalised on the basis of trials at sea under conditions close to 
those of a commercial fishery, but the initial design stage can be made more efficient if 
researchers have access to flume tanks . At present advances in computer simulation of gear 
behaviour are being achieved, which represents the behaviour of the gear under different 
hydrodynamic conditions. This could limit the need for flume tanks in the future. 
Current availability and use of flame tanks. 
There are currently only four operational flume tanks, on the North Sea coast (Hirtshals in 
Denmark, Hull in the UK and Boulogne sur Mer and Lorient in France). The technical 
characteristics of these tanks are shown in Table VIII. 
Flume tanks are extremely expensive to maintain and must be used continually if they are to be 
profitable. Two of the four flume tanks belong to institutions (DIFTA and S FIA) which are 
involved in an important number of FAR an AIR projects. The flume tank in Lorient is managed 
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by the Regional Chamber of Commerce with the scientific and technical support of IFREMER. 
Some support is also given by several local, regional and national institutions. Their level of 
utilisation is rather low (about 200 hours / year in Hirtshals and 310 hours/year in Hull). 
A flume tank was recently built in Vigo (Spain) by the Regional Government but, probably due 
to its high running costs and the low development in Spain of the research on fishing gear 
technology, it has never been operational and , therefore, it is not included in Table VII. 
Prospects in the use of flume tanks in Europe 
Despite the geographical imbalance in the availability of flume tanks, additional flume tanks in 
Europe do not seem justified given that the four currently available appear to be under-utilised. 
It would be more appropriate to promote the utilisation of the existing flume tanks by all Member 
States and to make the Spanish one available to the research institutes in southern Europe in order 
to establish stable teams working in gear technology research. 
Furthermore considerable progress in computer simulation programmes has been made. Assuming 
that the accuracy in the prediction of the expected reaction of gear to hydrodynamic changes of 
these programmes will reach acceptable levels, the future utility of flume tanks could be 
questioned. 
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Figure 2 Schematic view of SEAFISH flume tank 
1. Water Flow 
2. Observation trolley 
3. Conveyor belt 
4. Observation windows 
5. Motors for impellers 
V SURVEY 
PRE-RECRUITMENT 
STOCK 
ASSESSMENT 
ACOUSTICS 
1CHTHYO 
PLANKTON 
ECOLOGY 
UPGRADING 
FISHING 
TECHNOLOGY TARGETED 
STOCKS OR 
ÏRACIIQNS 
JUVENILES/DEMERSAL 
ADULTS/DEMERSAL 
SMALL AND MIDDLE 
SIZED 
PELAGIC STOCKS 
SPAWNING STOCK 
BIOMASS 
ECOSYSTEMS 
EXPLOITED AND/OR 
UNDERUTILISED 
RESOURCES 
EXPLOITED AND 
UNEXPLOITED 
FRACTIONS WORK AT SEA 
SYSTEMATIC TRAWL 
SAMPLING (Iength/weigth) 
BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING 
SYSTEMATIC TRAWL 
SAMPLING (Iength/weigth) 
BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING 
ACOUSTICS SURVEY 
MIDWATER TRAWL 
CATCH SAMPLING 
QUANTIFICATION AND 
IDENTIFICATION OF ECHOES 
SAMPLING OF THE EGGS 
DISTRIBUTION AREA 
ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS 
HYDROCLYMATIC AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 
COLLECTION 
STOMACH SAMPLING 
TAGGING 
MACHINERY EXPERIENCES 
FREEZE' PROCESSING, STORAGE, 
TRANSPORT 
GEAR SELECTIVITY EXPERIENCES 
GEAR PERFORMANCE 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
SURVIVAL AFTER ESCAPING 
DISCARD SAMPLING WORK AT LAB 
SURVEY AND HISTORIC DATA ANALYSIS 
BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS (age) 
EGGS AND LARVAE DATA 
SURVEY AND HISTORIC DATA ANALYSIS 
BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS (mortality, growth,reproduction....) 
EGGS AND LARVAE DATA 
MARKET SAMPLING 
COMMERCIAL DATA ANALYSIS ( catch/effort) 
SURVEY AND HISTORIC DATA ANALYSIS 
BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS (mortality, growth,reproduction....) 
EGGS AND LARVAE DATA 
MARKET SAMPLING 
COMMERCIAL DATA ANALYSIS ( catch/effort) 
SAMPLING DATA ANALYSIS 
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA .ANALYSIS 
NUTRIENTS 
ADULTS FECUNDITY DATA 
HISTOLOGICAL STUDIES 
RECRUITMENT DATA ANALYSIS ( time series) 
SAMPLING DATA ANALYSIS 
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ANALYSIS 
NUTRIENTS 
OTHER SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS 
TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS ON MACHINERY 
SAFETY, QUALITY, MICROBIOLOGY... 
FISH BEHAVIOUR (captivity) 
FLUME TANK STUDIES 
COMPUTER SIMULATION 
GEAR DESIGN 
SELECTIVITY DATA ANALYSIS MAIN RESULTS AND AMICABILITY 
RECRUITMENT ESTIMATES FOR 
ANALYTICAL METHODS AND 
PREDICTIONS 
CATCH AT AGE / LENGTH 
ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES 
ANALYTICAL METHODS 
CARTOGRAPHY 
PREDICTIONS AND SCIENTIFIC ADVICE 
CATCH AT AGE / LENGTH 
ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES 
CARTOGRAPHY 
ANALYTICAL METHODS 
PREDICTIONS AND SCIENTIFIC ADVICE 
SPAWNING AREAS/PERIODS 
SPAWNING STOCK BI0M4SS 
RECRUITMENT/ ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIP 
STOCK/RECRUITMENT RELATIONSHIP 
NATURAL MORTALITY 
STOCKS DISTRIBUTION/ABUNDANCE RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT 
TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AND MIGRATIONS 
POLLUTION 
BETTER UTILISATION OF RESOURCES 
DIVERSIFICATION OF PRODUCTS 
QUALITY/SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, ETC 
FISHING MORTALITY/GEAR 
DISCARDS ESTIMATES FOR STOCK ASSESSMENT PURPOSES 
IMPROVED EXPLOITATION SCHEMES 
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL MEASURES 
Table I.- The most usual types of survey for fisheries research: objectives, type of work at sea, complem©tary work at the lab and expected results. 
SUITABILITY 
OF VESSELS 
RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS 
EXPLOITED 
STOCKS 
ENVIRONMENT 
UNEXPLOITED 
STOCKS 
OTHER 
EXPERIENCES AT 
SF,A STANDARDISED ABUNDANCE 
INDICES 
PRE-RECRUITMENT DATA 
STOMACH SAMPLING 
DISCARDS 
DIRECT 
ABUNDANCE - acoustics 
-epgs/Iarvac 
HYDROCLIMATIC AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL ( salinity, 
temperature, density,...) DATA 
- ABUNDANCE 
-DISTRIBUTION 
-GEAR TECHNOLOGY 
-TAGGING 
-UPGRADING RESKARCII 
VRiSW, 
+ K+ 
+++ 
+++ 
+ 
++-f 
+++ 
++•+ 
+++ 
+-*•+ 
++ 
++(*) 
++(•) COMMERCIAL 
VFSSF.I, 
WITH 
OHSF.RVKR 
+4-
+++ 
-t-+ 
+ 
+ 
++ 
++ 
++ COMMERCIAL 
VFXSF.I, 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
Table II- Suitability of the different types of vessel which can be used for research purposes 
depending on the type of survey. /(U low; (i \)me.dium; f1 > U high; (*) depending of specific issues / 
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TABLE III.- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE SURVEYS PROGRAMMES COORDINATED BY ICES SINCE 1975 
PROGRAMME ! AREA ! PERIOD 
STOMACH SAMPLING PROJECT 1991 
RECRUIT INDICES FOR SOUTHERN HAKE 
ACOUSTIC SURVEYS IN ICES SUBAREAS VEI AND LX 
NORTH SEA AND EASTERN ENGLISH CHANNEL SOLE EGG SURVEY 
ACOUSTIC SURVEYS OF BLUE WHITING 
HYDROACOUSTIC SURVEYS IN THE BALTIC 
STOMACH SAMPLING PROJECT 1981 
ACOUSTIC SURVEYS IN ICES SUBAREAIV AND DIVISION Ula 
YOUNG FISH SURVEYS IN THE BALTIC 
COD STOMACH DATA FOR THE BALTIC 
MACKEREL/HORSE MACKEREL EGG PRODUCTION SURVEYS 
BEAMTRAWL SURVEYS IN THE NORTH SEA AND ENGLISH CHANNEL 
INTERNATIONAL BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY (*) 
^^^^ NORTH SEA 
ICES subareas VIE and DC 1991 
1989/1990 
ICES subareas VTJJ and K | continuously since 1986 
NORTH SEA / ENGLISH CHANNEL 
NORTH SEA 
BALTIC SEA 
NORTH SEA 
ICES IV AND ma 
BALTIC SEA 
BALTIC SEA 
NORTH SEA AND WEST OF BRITISH ISÏ 
NORTH SEA / ENGLISH CHANNEL 
NORTH SEA 1984/1985 
continuously since 1983 
continuously since 1982 
1981 
continuously since 1979 
continuously since 1978 
continuously since 1977 
continuously since 1977 
continuously since 1976 
continuously since 1975 MEMBER STATES INVOLVED 
BE,DKrNL,UK 
SP,PT 
SPPT 
BE,GE,NL,UK 
DK,GE( ex-DDR ),UK 
DK,GE 
DKJFR,NL,UK 
DK,UK 
DK,GE 
DK,GE( ex-DDR) 
GE,FR,IR,NL,SP,UK 
BE,GE,FR,NL,UK 
DK,GE,FR,NL;UK 
^S> 
(*) Up to 1991 International Young Fish Survey 
TABLE IV.- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN RESEARCH VESSELS OPERATING IN REGION (a) 
NL DK GE 
NAME TRIDENS ISIS DANA WALTER HERWIG III SOLEA 
BASED PORT THE HAGUE/IJMUIDEN THE HAGUE/IJMUIDEN HIRTSHALS BREMERHAVEN BUSUM 
ORGANISATION MINISTRY MINISTRY DIFMAR BFAFI BFAFI 
r<t> ! CLASS 
1 LENGTH 
! MEAN DRAUGHT LR DEEPSEA 
73.54 
4.6 
! ENG. POWER 1 1600/3200 kw 
i TONNAGE(grt/net) 
i ' BREADTH 
| YEAR 
| SCIENTISTS/TECHNICIAN 
| CREW(n°) 2200m3 660 ton 
13.86 
1990 
12 
20 28 
2.4 
540 kw 
250 M3 
7.6 
1983 
3 DEEPSEA FISHING 
78.43 
5.93 
2 x 2320 hp 
2483 t 
14.7 
mo 
16-25 
6 1 12-21 FISHERIES R/V 
64.5/54.5 
5.9 m 
2900 kw 
2485 
15.2 
1993 
12 
21 FISHERIES RESEARCH CUTTER 
35.4 m 
3.6 M 
640kw 
337.4 
9 
1974 
5 
12 
i WORKING AREA 
| TRIP DURATION 
j DAYS AT SEA/YEAR NORTH SEA/ IRELAND i NORTH SEA j WORLDWIDE j WORLDWIDE 
WEEKS 1 <10days j 50 DAYS \ 
200 
! OPERATIONAL 24 H/DAYj NO 
j OPERATIVE NIGHT | YES 200 j 200 
NO ! YES 
YES j YES 304 
NO 
YES NORTH SEA/BALTIC 
16 DAYS 
272 
NO 
YES 
I OCEANOGRAPHY j YES j NO YES | YES j YES ~~| 
I ENVIRONMENT j YES I YES | YES I YES | YES ! 
j DEMERSAL RESOURCES j YES i YES YES I YES j YES j 
| PELAGIC RESOURCES \ YES i YES " YES~~ j YES YES ; 
j EGGS/LARVAE j YES I YES l YES j YES ; YES I 
j ACOUSTICS ! YES j NO j YES j YES YES ; 
FISHING GEAR BEAMTRAWL/OTTERTRAWL BEAMTRAWL/OTTERTRAWL GRANTON^TAR/KALUT/FLADEN/SCOTISH. BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL BEAMTRAWL 
OTHER UNDERWATER CAMERA ON A VEHICLE GOLF/BONGO/BIONESS.. PLANKTON NET/RMT DREDGE 
DRY LAB YES 
WET LAB ! YES 
COMPUTER FACILITIES YES 
OTHER ! NO j YES | YES 
YES ! YES 
! YES YES 
YES 
j 14C/SPECTROPHOTOMETER/AUTOANALYSER j FISHERIES/CHEMICAL RESEARCH YES 1 
i 
NO ! 
I OPERATING COSTS/DAY j 25200 ECU/DAY 7100 ECU/DAY 
CHARTER COSTS/DAY 4000/6500 ECU/DAY 
TABLE IV.(cont) TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN RESEARCH VESSELS IN REGION (a) 
| UK (SCOTLAND)" UK ( ENGLAND) BE 
SCOTIA CLUPEA CIROLANA CORYSTES BELGICA 
BASED PORT ABERDEEN FRASERBURGH ZEEBRUGE 
ORGANISATION SOAFD MARINE LAB SOAFD MARINE LAB MAFF- Dept Fisheries Research j MAFF- Dept Fisheries Research MINISTRY 
Dept. transport VII Dept. transport VII DTp X Fishing Vessel DTp X Fishing Vessel R/V 
LENGTH 68.25 m/60.96 m 32.1 m'27.43 m 72.5 m 52.5 m 50.90/44.95 m 
MEAN DRAUGHT( kW) 4.6 m 3.5 m 4 / 4.35 
ENG. POWER 2250 492 2500 2000 1154 
TONNAGE(grt/net) 1521/376 176/85 2400/1759 1550/1280 1192/765 
BREADTH 13.41m 7.93 m 10 
1971 1968( large conversion 1988) 1970 1988 1984 
SCIENTISTS/TECHNICIANS 12 10/16 6/8 12 
CREW(n°) 20 12 20 19 15 
*> WORKING AREA 
MAX TRIP DURATION 
DAYS AT SEA/YEAR NORTH ATLANTIC/NORTH SEA | NORTH SEA/ WEST SCOTLAND | NORTH ATLANTIC/NORTH SEA 
22 days \ 10 days | 42 days 
255 days ! 230 days' | 
OPERATIONAL 24 H/DAY j YES | YES | YES 
OPERATIVE NIGHT YES \ YES | YES NORTH ATLANTIC/NORTH SEA 
42 davs 
YES 
YES NORTH SEA/IRISH SEA/ENGLISH CHANNEL i 
21 DAYS ! 
215 
YES j 
YES | 
OCEANOGRAPHY ! YES j YES 
ENVIRONMENT 
DEMERSAL RESOURCES YES | YES YES 
YES 
YES j YES | YES 
PELAGIC RESOURCES ! YES \ YES | YES 
EGGS/LARVAE 1 YES j YES | YES 
ACOUSTICS YES I YES \ YES YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES YES 
YES 
YES 
NO 
YES 
NO 
FISHING GEAR TRAWLS TRAWLS BEAMTRAWL/OTTERTRAWL 
HYDRAULIC HYDRAULIC 
1 
1 DRY LAB 
| WETLAB 
1 COMPUTER FACILITIES 
| OTHER YES 
L YES 
YES YES 
YES 
YES YES YES 
YES 
YES YES 
YES 
i YES 
YES 
YES 
FISHERIES/CHEMICAL RESEARCH • 
OPERATING COSTS/DAY 
CHARTER COSTS/DAY 6250 
6250 
ggCTss /mom m^w^M 
Herring Ilia, Baltic 22 - 24 1 
Herring Ha, IV ___ 1 
Harring Via North 1 
Herring Via Clyde 1 
Harring Via South, Vllb.c 2 
Herring Vila (Irish Sea) 1 
Herring Celtic Sea, VIIj 2 
Sprat Ilia . 2 
Sprat Baltic 22-32 2 
Sprat Ha,IV 2 
Sprat Vlld, e 3 
Anchovy VIII 2 
Anchovy IX 
At 1. Salmon ' Baltic 24-31 2 
Capelin I, lib 1 
Cod I,lib 3 
Cod Ilia Skagerrak 1 
Cod Ilia Kettegat I 
Cod Baltic 22-24 1 
Cod ; Ha, IV 1 
Cod Vb, VI 1 
Cod Vila 1 
Cod VII except Vila 3/2 
Haddock Ilia 3 
Haddock I.Ia, IV 1 
, Haddock Vb, VI 1 
Haddock VII, VIII 3 
Sa it he Ha, III, IV 1 
Sai the Vb, VI 1 
Salthe VI I, VI11 3 
Pollack Vb, VI _3 
Pollack VII 3 
Pollack Villa, b | 3 
Norway pout lia, Ilia, IV 2 
Blue Whiting Ha, Ilia, IV, Vb, VI, VII 1 
Blue Whiting VIII, IXa 2 
Whiting Ilia 3 
Whiting Ha, IV 1 
Whiting Vb, VI 1 
Table V.-Quality of the assessment for the main stocks subject 
European Atlantic waters.( From Commission's Report 1991 on the 
1.Good analytical assessment 
2.Medium quality information 
3.little or nothing known to TAC 
CFP) in 
&T-
Whiting Vila 1 
Whiting VII except Vila 3/2 
Whiting VIII 3 
Whiting IX 3 
Hake Ha, Ilia, IV, Vb, VI, VII, VHIab 2 
Hake Ville, IXa 2 
Horse Mackerel Ha, Ilia, IV, VD, VI, VII, Vlllab 1/2 
Horse Mackerel Ville, IXa 2 
Mackerel Ha, Ilia, IV, Vb, VI, VII, Vlllab 1 
Mackerel VIIIc, IXa 3 
Plaice Ilia Skagerrak 2 
Plaice Ilia Kattegat 1 
Plaice Ha, IV 1 
Plaice Vb, VI 3 
Plaice Vila 1 
Plaice Vlld, e 1/2 
Plaice VIIf, g 1 
Plaice VIIh, j,k 3 
Common sole Ilia 2 
Common sole lia, IV 1 
Common sole Vila 1 
Common sole Vlld 1 
Common sole Vile 1 
Common sole VI If, a 1 
Common sole VII h, j , k 3 
Common sole Villa, b 2 
Common sole VIIIc, IXa 3 
Megrim Vb, VI 2 
Megrim VII, Villa,b 2 
Megrim [ 2 
Anglerfish Vb, VI 2 
Anglerfish Vli, Villa, b 2 
Anglerfish VIIIc, IXa 2 
Pandalus Ilia Skagerrek 1 
Nephrops Vb, VI 2 
Nephrops VII 2 
Nephrops VI11 a, b 2 
Nephrops IXa 2 
Table V( cont.). -Quality of the assessment for the main stocks subject to 
TAC's in European Atlantic waters. ( From Commission's Report 1991 on the CFP) 
l.Good analytical assessment 
2.Medium quality information 
3.little or nothing known 
£3 
TABLE VI- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN RESEARCH VESSELS IN REGION (b) 
SP m PT 
NAME 1 CORNTDEDESAAVEDRA \ FCO DE PAULA NAVARRO 
BASED PORT j VIGO j LACORUNA 
ORGANISATION | SECRETARIA DE PESCA 1 LEO. LOUGH BELTRA 
HOWTH 
nSHERIES RESEARCH CENTRE CAPRICORNIO 
LISBON 
IPIMAR NORUEGA ! 
LISBON j 
IPIMAR j 
CLASS 
LENGTH 
MEAN DRAUGHT 
ENG. POWER ( kw) 
TONNAGE(gnVnet) 
BREADTH 
YEAR 
SCIENTISTS/TECHNICIANS 
CREW(n°) RESEARCH VESSEL | RESEARCH VESSEL 
66.7 m 1 30.46 m 
4.3 m 
1125 
1542 
11.25 4.36 m 
562.5 
178 
7.4 
1970 H 1983 
15/16 j 8 
27 Î 10 RESEARCH VESSEL 
21.1m 
3.3 m 
317.05 
115 
6.1 
1972 
7 
5 DEEP-SEA FISHING VESSEL 
46.55 m 
4.40 m 
2x600hp 
467/1221 
9.30 m 
1969 ( renewed 1993) 
20 
18 DEEP-SEA FISHING VESSEL 
47.5 m 
5.18m 
1500 hp 
495 t 
10.3 m 
1978 
18 
14 
WORKING AREA 
MAX TRIP DURATION 
DAYS AT SEA/YEAR 
OPERATIONAL 24 H/DA Y 
OPERATIVE NIGHT 
OCEANOGRAPHY ATLANTIC/MEDITERRANEAN 1 ATL.ANTIC/MEDITERRANEAN 
60 days 6 days 
212 days j 180 days 
YES j YES 
YES | YES 
i IRISH COASTAL WATERS 
7 days 
200-240 days 
NO 
YES 
YES | YES j YES 
ENVIRONMENT \ YES j YES I YES 
DEMERSAL RESOURCES J YES ! YES j NO 
PELAGIC RESOURCES \ YES [ NO I NO 
EGGS/LARVAE j YES j YES | YES 
ACOUSTICS | YES j YES ! YES PORTUGUESE EEZ 
30 days 
300 days 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES* 
YES 
YES PORTUGUESE EEZ 
35 days 
300 days 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
YES 
FISHING GEAR BOTTOM AND PELAGIC TRAWL BOTTOM TRAWL LINE.NETS .TRAPS LINE.NETS .TRAPS 
OTHER POTS POTS 
DRY LAB YES YES YES YES YES 
WETLAB YES YES YES YES YES 
COMPUTER FACILITIES YES YES YES YES YES 
OTHER 
OPERATING COSTS/DAY 9000 ECU. _»AY 1300 ECU/DAY 2000 ECU/DAY 4000 ECU/DAY 4000 ECU/DAY 
CHARTER COSTS/DAY 18000 ECU/DAY 2600 ECU/DAY 1500-2500 ECU/DAY 4000 ECU/DAY 4000 ECU/ DAY 
TABLE VI (cont).- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN RESEARCH VESSELS IN REGION (b) 
FR 
NAME THALASSA GWENDREZ THALIA NOUVELLE THALASSA* 
BASED PORT BREST BREST BREST BREST 
ORGANISATION GENAVIR GENAV1R GENAVIR GENAVIR 
CLASS ! BUREAU VERITAS j BUREAU VERITAS 
LENGTH ! 66.7 m | 25.5 m 
MEAN DRAUGHT j 4.65 m 
ENG. POWER (kw) | 1384 
TONNAGE(grt/net) j 1192/302 
BREADTH 1 10.4 
YEAR 1 1960 
SCIENTISTS/TECHNICIANS | 18 3.5 m 
441 
106.31/32 
7.4 
1976 
5 
CREW(n°) | 32 ! 7 BUREAU VERITAS | BUREAU VERITAS 
24.5 m 
3.5 m 
2x265 
135.4/33.84 
7.4 
1978 
6 
6 74.50 m 
5.1m 
2200 
14.9 
end 1995 expected 
25 
25 
WORKING AREA [ ATLANTIC/MEDITERRANEAN | BAY OF BISCAY/CHANNEL I BAY OF BISCAY/CHANNEL I ATL.ANTIC/MEDITERRANEAN 
M AX TRIP DURATION 1 30 days j 5 days 5days 45 days 
DAYS AT SEA/YEAR |, 152 days 1 189 days 250 days 250/300 days 
OPERATIONAL 24 H/DAY j NO | NO NO NO 
OPERATIVE NIGHT j YES j YES | YES YES 
OCEANOGRAPHY | NO ~ | NO | YES I . YES 
ENVIRONMENT | YES I YES YES YES 
DEMERSAL RESOURCES j YES I YES ~ YES YES 
PELAGIC RESOURCES [ YES [ YES NO YES 
EGGS/LARVAE | YES | YES YES YES 
ACOUSTICS j YES j YES YES YES 
FISHING GEAR BOTTOM AND PELAGIC TRAWL1 BOTTOM .AND PELAGIC TRAWL I BOTTOM AND PELAGIC TRAW BOTTOM AND PELAGIC TRAW 
OTHER 
1 DRY LAB 
WET LAB 
COMPUTER FACILITIES 
I OTHER YES j YES 
YES j YES 
YES YES 
1 NO 
YES 
Y'ES YES 
YES 
YES 
NETWORK 
OPERATING COSTS/DAY 
CHARTER COSTS/DAY 11247 ECU/DAY 2584 ECU/DAY 2280 ECU/DAY 
(*) Forescast 
TABLE VII- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN RESEARCH VESSELS IN REGION (c) 
GR FR* rr 
NAME AEGAIO PHIL1A ODON DE BUEN EUROPE •H100A1 S. LO BLANCO TECNOPESCAII 
BASED PORT PIRAEUS IRAKLION PALMA DE MALLORCA j SETE NAPLES ANCONA ANCONA 
ORGANISATION N.C.MR. I.M.B.C. LE.O. GENAVIR SO.PRO.MAR. SpA C.N.R. C.N.R. 
CLASS | + H100A1 
LENGTH 51.11m/45.55 m 
MEAN DRAUGHT 
ENG. POWER ( kw) 
TONNAGEfertmet) 
BREADTH 
YEAR 
SCIENTISTS/TECHNICLANS 3.22 m 
2x700 
597/179 
9.6 m 
1985 + H100A1 
26.2 m 
2.6 m 
330 
200/140 
7.15 
1986 RESEARCH VESSEL ! BUREAU VERITAS | RESEARCH VESSEL 
24 m | 29.6 m/24.3 m 
2.7 m I 3.45 m 31.56 m 
3.65 m 
378.7 j 2x346 j 1000 
64 ! 259.69/ 55.82 
6 m j 10.6 m 199 
7m 
1973 ! 1993 j 1986 
16 j 8 ! 4/3 ! 8 
CREW(nc) 1 22 i 7 | 5 | 8 10 
7 + H100A1 
30.7/25 m 
3m 
660 hp 
129.84 
6.9 m 
1967 
8 
6 + H100A1 
16.25 m/13.50 m 
0.80 m 
2x170 
24.5 
4.7 m 
1989 
6 
2 
j WORKING AREA 
I TRIP DURATION 
I DAYS AT SEA/YEAR 
j OPERATIONAL 24 H/DAY 
! OPERATIVE NIGHT MEDITERRANEAN 1 AEGEAN/IONIAN SEA ! MEDITERRANEAN , 
15 davs 1 | 4 days 
ISOdavs i 220 | 180 davs 
j YES ! NO 
j YES | YES MEDITERRANEAN j 
7 days 
200-300 davs 
YES 
YES MEDITERRANEAN 
10 davs 
200 davs 
YES 
YES MEDITERRANEAN 
10 davs 
200 days 
YES 
YES MEDITERRANEAN 
2 davs 
180 davs 
YES 
OCEANOGRAPHY YES YES YES YES YES 
ENVIRONMENT YES YES YES YES YES YES 
DEMERSAL RESOURCES YES YES YES YES YES YES 
PELAGIC RESOURCES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 
EGGS/LARVAE YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 
ACOUSTICS YES YES YcS YES 
FISHING GEAR BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL | BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL BOTTOM/PELAGIC TRAWL i STATIC 
OTHER 
DRY LAB YES YES YES YES YES YES 
WETLAB YES YES YES YES YES YES 
COMPUTER FACILITIES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 
OTHER 
OPERATING COSTS _ AY 2000 ECU/DAY 1000 ECU/DAY 1350 ECU/DAY 200 ECU/DAY 
CHARTER COSTS/DAY 2700 ECU/DAY 2000 ECU/DAY 3496 ECU/DAY 2800-3000 ECU/DAY 300 ECU/DAY 
TABLE VIII.- TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THR FLUME TANKS OPERATING IN MEMBER STATES 
DIFTA (DK) SEAFISH ( UK) IFREMER LORIENT IFREMER BOULOGNE | 
DIMENSIONS 
i 
j 
1 Overall (LxHxW) j 30x6x8m 
Measuring section 
Volume of water 
Windows 21.3. 2.7 and 8 m. 
1200 m3 
20 m x 3 m 31 x5x5m 
11x2.5x5 m 
700 m3 
llxl.5m 24.5x3.3x7.5 m 
12 x 1.5x2.6 m 
150 m3 
4.51x1.2 m 34x5x9m 
18x2x4m 
700 m3 
9x2m 
j VELOCITY 
1 
i Water speed max 
Max simulated towing speed ( scale 1:5 ) 
Max simulated towing speed (scale 1:20 ) lm/s 
4.3 knots 1.2 m/s 
5.2 knots 
8.6 knots | 10.4 knots 1.10 m/s 
4.8 knots 
9.6 knots 2 m/s 
8.7 knots 
17.4 knots 
; EQUIPMENT 
| 
i 
1 Measuring j object measuring/ resistance and drag 
Lights i 18*400 W 
Video 
Other movable cameras for horizontal and vertical views 
metal workshop/material testing lab/ computer center Warp loads, water speed, coordinates in vertical plane 
12 fixed overhead, 4 movable overhead 
3 x CCD, 2 x portable cameras, VHS, S-VHS and U-Matic forma 
Observation trolley yes 
yes 
yes Laser tomography 
2x3000W 
VHS, Hi 8 
Observation trolley 
ACTIVITIES 
i Testing Fishing Gear ] yes 
Training and courses ! yes 
Research projects | yes yes 
yes 
yes yes 
yes 
yes yes 
yes 
yes 
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