The primary reason contributing to high fuel consumption is the hydrodynamic drag created by the trawl and its accessories. Otter boards are used for keeping the horizontal opening of the trawl ...

To improve fuel efficiency and overall sustainability in the trawl fishing sector, the Centre will promote V-form double-slotted otter board (VSOB) developed by the Central Institute of Fisheries ...

The V-shaped otter boards for trawl nets developed by a team of researchers at the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) in Kochi has been found to help reduce diesel consumption by ...

Otter boards are gear accessories used for keeping the mouth of the trawl net open horizontally. The new V-form double-slotted otter boards has slots that permits water to flow through it ...

KOCHI: The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has introduced an innovative model of V-form double-slotted otter boards to reduce diesel consumption in fishing trawlers. The ...

If this technology gains wide acceptance among fishermen, they will not only save millions of litres of diesel every year, but also help reduce the carbon emissions significantly. Rajkot: If this ...

KOCHI: CIFT’s semi-pelagic trawl system was released by B Meenakumari, Deputy Director General (Fisheries), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, at function organised at CIFT. The system was ...

Encouraged by these observations, the bureau’s Seattle base designed a monster, bag-shaped trawl. The mouth, 117 ft. square, is kept open by floats and kitelike “otter boards”; it can be ...