Characteristic of purse seine fishing boat in Ambon Island in relation to the safety of fishing activity

Abstract

The present study analyses the main dimension characteristics of the purse seiner in 4 location of artisanal fishery in Ambon Island in 2017. A total of 28 traditional purse seiners were measured for its length, breadth, and depth as well as identified its material, the shape of stern and bow. Those purse seiners are made of fibre and wood and they have raked bow, meier bow, raked stern and straight stern. The purse seiners measured have main dimensions ranging from 14.00 – 24.00 m (length), 1.50 – 3.90 m (breadth) and 1.00 – 3.15 m (depth). The analysis of main dimension ratio showed that only two of the purse seiners do not have the ratio value within the range of reference values. This result indicated that 26 of 28 purse seiners are good in maneuver, speed, longitudinal strength and stability and thus guarantee safety and successful of fishing operation.