Table 14.13 Vessel and Gear Specifications of an Orford based Demersal Otter Trawler


Specifications of an Orford based otter trawler Homeport


Fishing Association Length Beam Draft


Main engine HP


Average days at sea per year Typical trip duration


Typical distance steamed per trip Trawl door type


Trawl door dimensions Trawl door weight Groundline type Groundline length


Rock hopper disc diameter


Distance between doors when towing Cod end mesh size


Headline height Average towing speed Average towing duration Average tow length


Orford OIFA


9.90m 4.57m 2.13m


200bhp


120 to 200 days 36 hours 30nm Bison


L5’ x H3.5’ 200kg


Rockhopper and softground Soles (soft) - 153ft


Cod and other (rockhopper) - 215ft


8 inches 33m


Sole - 80mm Cod -120mm


Sole - 80mm Cod - 120mm


Sole - 1.5 knots Cod - 2.5 knots


Sole - 1.5 hours Cod - 2.5 hours


Sole - 2.25nm Cod - 11.25nm


14.4.13.6 UK Fishing Grounds


199. As under-15m vessels are not normally satellite tracked, during consultation skippers of under-15m vessels were asked to draw the extent of their fishing grounds on paper charts. These are compiled into Figure 14.52 to Figure 14.73. It can be seen that the only methods which have parts of their grounds located within the


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