. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1952 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 29 The vessel's basic fishing equipment was restored to the current New England trawler style by the alteration or replacement of non-standard equipment, includ- ing the echo sounder,compass, loran, radar, and heating and lighting system. The deck gear likewise was re- stored and most of the ex- pendable items replaced, in- cluding trawl-winch brake system, trawl warps, trawls, and fish-hoist equipment. The crew (7 fishermen, 1 cook, and U officers) were indoctrinated both for gov- ernment employment
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1952 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 29 The vessel's basic fishing equipment was restored to the current New England trawler style by the alteration or replacement of non-standard equipment, includ- ing the echo sounder,compass, loran, radar, and heating and lighting system. The deck gear likewise was re- stored and most of the ex- pendable items replaced, in- cluding trawl-winch brake system, trawl warps, trawls, and fish-hoist equipment. The crew (7 fishermen, 1 cook, and U officers) were indoctrinated both for gov- ernment employment condi- tions and the project's scientific research approach, each a significant depar- ture from their customary commercial fishing-vessel THE DELAWARE EN ROUTE TO FISHING GROUNDS. Fishing operations are carried out at approximately half-scale as compared to commercial practice, to allow for proper testing of the refrigeration equipment during the developmental stages. Georges Bank has been the locale for al] the test cruises, which average about six days each. The catch landed consisted of iced, gutted fish for control purposes; and the round brine-frozen fish as material for experimental work, quality-control tests, and for sale to commercial firms inter- ested in testing the brine-frozen round fish. Sufficient sales have now beenmade to demonstrate an active interest in the product and to indicate the handling techniques that may be necessary for a larger-scale freezing-at-sea operation. Refrigeration Equipment: A total of 15 test cruises have been undertaken, with catches up to 25,000 pounds of whole round fish jDer cruise. These fish, pre- dominantly scrod haddock, ware frozen at sea in sodium-chloride brine and stored in the refrigerated hold of the Delaware. The purposes of the cruises were: (a) To obtain a supply of fish frozen at sea for use in the laboratory and pilot plant, and to provide frozen fish to interested commercial processors; (b) To study the op
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