Fishing vessel optimization : a design tool

Rising fuel costs and decreased catch sizes have reduced the fishing vessel owners profit margin. This has caused the owners to try to find methods that reduce the costs of their operations. In this thesis a tool which can be used by fishing vessel designers, and operators, is developed for use at t...

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Main Author: Bower, Thomas Charles
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25082