근해장어통발어업의 어업현황과 조업환경 개선 방안

Abstract

According to the survey results on the current state of offshore eel trap fishing and safety condition during sailing and fishing, severe rolling, low bulwarks, line setting and hauling, and slippery deck floors were pointed out as challenges in relation to fishing work in the ship, which are listed in the order of severity, highest to lowest. In particular, the rates of the respondents who experienced the risk of collision amounted to 85% during sailing, and port departure and entry, and 80% during fishing work. This indicates the necessity to develop navigational and fishing safety equipment and strengthen fishing safety training to secure ship safety during sailing and fishing operation. A total of 65% of the respondents experienced the risk of falling into the sea during fishing, and the most common cause was severe rolling, followed by being caught in fishing gear while setting or hauling lines, and slippery deck floors. Meanwhile, the most common cause of injury during fishing was disentangling of tangled traps while hauling lines (17%), followed by line hauling (16%), slippery deck floors (16%), line setting (15%), being caught in ropes or fishing gear while moving during fishing operation (15%), severe rolling due to bad weather condition (14%), and bait cutting and injection (6%). Therefore, in order to improve the safety of fishing operation, it is necessary to secure a sufficient level of stability according to stability evaluation during fishing operation, improve deck floors with wooden materials, set safe operation zones for line hauling work, and install fishing safety equipment for line setting and hauling work. Equipment surveyed as required for the building of new offshore eel trap fishing ships included automated fishing equipment, labor-saving equipment, seawater supplier and circulator for live fish, engine operation status monitoring equipment, automatic trap bait injector, navigational safety management equipment, propeller rope winding preventer, fishing safety equipment, etc.