This study was conducted in order to improve opening efficiency of the miniaturized small-scale net for anchovy boat seine gear to reduce the fleet size. Field experiment was performed to observe geometry of nets by catcher boats. When the distance between the two ships was 150, 300 and 450 m and the speed of towing nets was 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 kt, the vertical opening and actual opening of each part of the miniaturized small-scale net was as follows: the front part of the wing net, 6.8-9.5 m, 45-63%; the middle part of the wing net, 16.1-30.7 m, 34-65%; the entrance of the inside wing net, 21.6-41.2 m, 44-84%; the square and bosom, 17.4-34.0 m, 38-75%; the entrance of the body net, 16.5-29.4 m, 36-64%; the entrance of the bag net, 14.5-21.9 m, 70-106%; the flapper, 6.7-7.7 m, 81-83%, and the end of the bag net, 8.6-10.9 m, 64-81%. The tension of towing nets was measured to be 2,734-6,812 kg approximately, which indicates that the fleet can tow nets with 350 hp, the standard engine horse power. The fishing operation time was shortened comparing to existent net with the large-scale buoy attachment operation. It was also possible to operate the ship without fish detecting boat.

Squid is one of the important fisheries resources in Korea. Therefore, squid has been designated and managed as a target species of total allowable catch (TAC) since 2007, but the catch amount is gradually decreasing. The analysis was conducted to identify the change of relative fishing power index to develop the vessel and gear technology that may have improved the fishing efficiency of the offshore squid jigging fishery from 1960s to 2010s. Gross tonnage per fishing vessel increased with the increase in size until 1990, but then gradually decreased to 41.0 tons in 2000 and 37.1 tons in 2010. The illuminating power (energy consumption) by fishing lamps increased to 180 kW in 2005 and stabilized to 120 kW in 2015. Jigging machine started to be supplied to fishing vessels from the early 1970s, and fish finders began to be supplied in the early 1980s and gradually increased. Therefore, the relative fishing power index in the offshore squid jigging fishery increased from 1.0 in 1980 to 1.1 in 1990, to 3.5 in 2000 and to 2.5 in 2010, but the increment rate slowed down gradually. The results are expected to contribute to reasonable fisheries stock management.

In this study, we tested Japanese trolling lines in the Jeju fishery. This fishery simulates the natural marine environment with many seabed rocks, and has been redesigned and manufactured it to be suitable for the Jeju fishery. In order to ensure that the trolling lines were deployed at the inhabitation depth of hairtails, the conditions required for the fishing gear to reach the target depth were determined for use during the experiment. The experimental test fishing was conducted at the depth of 120 m water in front of Jeju Seongsanpo and in the offshore area of Jeju Hanlim. The fishing gear used in the test fishing is currently used in a variety of field operations in Japan. However, several problems were identified, such as twisting of the line during its deployment and excessive sinking of the main line. The fishing gear was, therefore, redesigned and manufactured to be more suitable for the Jeju fishery environment. For the fishing gear to accurately reach the target depth, depth loggers were installed at the starting point of the main line and at the 250 m and 340 m points of the line. Depth and time were recorded every 10 seconds. According to the daytime positioning of hairtails in the lower water column, the target depth of the fishing gear was set at 100-110 m, which was 10-20 m above the sea floor. At a speed of 1.9 knots and with a 9 kg sinker attached, the main fishing line was deployed and catch yields at depths of 100 m, 150 m and 180 m were recorded and analyzed. When the 180 m main line was fully deployed, the time for the hairtail trolling lines to arrive at the appropriate configuration had to be 5 minutes. At this time, the depth of the fishing gear was 16-23 m above the sea floor, in accordance with the depths at which the hairtails were during the day. In addition, in order to accurately place the fishing gear at the inhabitation water depth of hairtails, the experimental test fishing utilized the results of the depth testing that identified the conditions required for the fishing gear to reach the target depth, and the result was a catch of up to 97 kg a day.

국제해양사고조사포럼(MAIIF)의 조사에 따르면 1998~2009까지 밀폐공간진입 시 발생한 101건의 사고에서 93명의 사망자와 96명의 부상자가 발생하였다. 이에 국제해사기구(IMO)는 밀폐공간진입을 위한 지침과 SOLAS 1974 협약 제3장 규칙 19를 개정하여 주기적으로 선박에서 밀폐공간진입 훈련을 시행하도록 강제화 하였다. 밀폐공간진입 훈련은 실제적이고 진입 시의 위험성을 인식할 수 있도록 실시되어야 하며, 훈련 중 훈련참가자나 교육생들의 안전도 고려되어야 한다. 최근에는 교육 및 훈련효과의 향상을 위해 가상현실(VR) 교육 컨텐츠들이 다양한 분야에서 이용되고 있으며, 이러한 방법은 장소의 제한 없이 실제적이고 반복적인 학습에 장점을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 VR을 이용한 밀폐공간진입 훈련이 강의형 교육훈련과 비교하여 어떤 효과와 특징 및 차별성이 있는지 훈련참가자들에 대한 정량적 평가와 설문을 통해 확인하였다. 평가 및 설문분석을 통해 VR을 이용한 밀폐공간진입 훈련 참가자들의 학습요소에 대한 숙지도가 강의형 교육훈련 참가자들보다 우수하였고, 교육방식에 대한 참가자들의 주관적 선호도도 VR을 이용한 훈련이 높게 나타났다. 연구 결과 VR을 이용한 훈련의 학습효과를 확인할 수 있었으며, VR을 이용한 선상훈련은 동영상 및 시뮬레이터와 같이 효과적인 교육방식으로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

소말리아를 포함하여 서아프리카 및 동남아시아지역에서는 여전히 선박의 안전과 선원의 생명을 위협하는 해적공격이 발생하고 있다. 우리나라는 국적선의 해적공격으로부터 국민의 재산과 생명을 보호할 목적으로 지난 2016년 12월 27일 국제항해선박 등에 대한 해적행위 피해예방에 관한 법률(이하 “해적피해예방법”이라 한다.)을 제정하였다. 동 법률은 위험해역을 항해하는 선박에 승선하여 선박의 안전운항 경비 업무를 수행하는 해상특수경비원의 승선을 법적으로 허용하고 있다. 또한 이들이 효과적으로 업무를 수행할 수 있도록 교육훈련을 이수하도록 규정하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국제해사기구의 문서 및 해상특수경비원의 제도를 도입한 외국의 교육제도 분석 등을 통해서 국내법으로 시행되는 해상특수경비원의 교육과정을 개발하여 제시하고자 한다.