Purse Seine Design and Construction in Barru District Waters, South Sulawesi

Abstract

The research conducted on July to August 2014 in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The aim of the study was to analyze the purse seine design and construction. Survey methods applied with selected five purse seine units randomly as samples. Result of the study shown that the purse seine in Barru can be categorized as American one boat type with pocket located in the side part of the net. Purse seine dimensions length was ranged from 300 – 800 m and the depth was ranged from 40 – 50 m, with 2 inches mesh size. Plastic ball used as floats with total 1500-2250 floats in each unit. Netting materials consist of polyamide multifilament 210D/9 in all part of the nets. Sinker materials consist of tin with ring form, weight range 1-2 kg each, and the total weight of the rings ranges from 92 – 251 kg per purse seine units. Analyses of result showed the all purse seine were not fit to standard criteria, mainly net depth, mesh size and sinking force. To meet the standards criteria and also to refer to sustainable fisheries and CCRF, the purse seine design need to be improved.