Fish school monitoring technology is utilized for various purposes, such as boat fishing and resource surveys. With advancements in information and communication technology, this technology has expanded its application to remote areas. Its significance has grown in fishing sites, particularly for improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of set-net fishing. Set-net fishing gears are not limited to coastal areas, but are also installed in inland and remote sea regions. Consequently, fishermen require technology that allows them to quickly transmit information about approaching fish schools and enables them to perform long-term monitoring. The development of remote monitoring technology for set-net fish schools must consider crucial design factors such as communication range, transmission speed, power consumption of information modules, and operational expenses. In this study, we developed a low-power remote monitoring module for set-net fish school based on WCDMA. The module was specifically designed to minimize power consumption, allowing for communication over long distances and extended operation times in set-net fishing applications. Furthermore, we developed a web server software application that enables remote access to fish schools and provides real-time weather information. The performance of the developed module was evaluated through set-net fishing site application and experiments with moving ships on the sea. The experimental results demonstrated that the remote monitoring system, consisting of the developed low-power remote monitoring module for set-net fish school based on WCDMA and a fish finder, had an average power consumption of 4.6 W, a maximum communication range of 22.84 km, and a data transmission and reception rate of 98.79%. The maximum fish school information transmission and reception rate was 97.26%.

Recently, reverse osmosis (RO) is the most common process for seawater desalination. A common problem in both RO and thermal processes is the high energy requirements for seawater desalination. The one energy saving method when utilizing the osmotic power is utilizing pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) process. The PRO process can be used to operate hydro turbines for electrical power production or can be used directly to supplement the energy required for RO desalination system. This study was carried out to evaluate the performance of both single-stage PRO process and two-stage PRO process using RO concentrate for a draw solution and RO permeate for a feed solution. The major results, were found that increase of the draw and feed solution flowrate lead to increase of the production of power density and water permeate. Also, comparison between CDCF and CDDF configuration showed that the CDDF was better than CDCF for stable operation of PRO process. In addition, power density of two-stage PRO was lower than the one of single-stage. However, net power of two-stage PRO was higher than the one of single-stage PRO.

The coastal stow net (stow net hereafter) in Korea is one of the major fishing methods for yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis), ribbon fish (Trichiurus lepturus), and anchovy (Engraulis japonicus). In terms of energy efficiency, the stow net fishery is more competitive than towing fishing gears such as trawl gears. The fishing vessels in stow net fishery have consumed less fossil fuel and also have had less carbon dioxide emission into the atmosphere. however, the stow net fishery is necessary to be regulated due to its increased output of the fleet. Therefore, it is required for fisheries authorities to manage the fishing capacity or fishing power for the assurance of fishery’s sustainability. For fisheries management authorities, it is necessary to quantify data related to fishing capacity and fishing power to deploy fishery policy in a sustainable way. In terms of data for decision-making, Data envelopment analysis (DEA) method was conducted to estimate fishing capacity. Fishing power index (FPI) was also applied to calculate relative fishing power to approach the problem in a quantitative way.

남해안에서 정치망 어구의 고정용으로 사용되고 있는 닻가지(fluke)가 하나인 스톡형닻(A형), 닻가지 2개가 한 방향으로 달려 있는 스톡형닻(B형), 닻가지 2개가 좌우로 달려 있는 스톡형닻(C형) 세가지의 모형을 제작하여 들의 종류(펄, 모래, 모래펄)와 닻줄의 길이(수심의 2배, 2.5배, 3배, 3.5배, 4배)에 따른 모형별 장력, 파주력, 파주력계수를 비교 분석하였다. 모형실험의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 장력과 파주력은 저질별로는 펄에서 가장 크고, 모래펄, 모래 순으로 작아진다. 닻줄의 길이에 따라서는 닻줄이 길어질수록 장력과 파주력이 커지는 현상을 보였고, 닻의 종류별로는 B형이 가장 크고, A형, C형의 순으로 나타났다. 2. 닻가지의 단위면책당 파주력은 닻줄이 짧을 때는 A형이 가장 크고, 길 때는 A형과 B형이 거의 비슷하며, C형은 모든 길이에서 A형과 B형에 비하여 거의 절반 수준이었다. 3. 파주력계수는 펄에서 가장 크고, 모래펄, 모래 순이며, 닻의 종류별로는 A형이 가장 크고, B형, C형의 순으로 나타났다. 4. 정치망 고정용 닻의 성능은 조류방향이 항상 일정한 어장에서는 A형이 우수하며, 이상조류가 발생하는 어장에서는 B형이 어구의 안정적인 고정을 위하여 우수할 것으로 판단된다.

Our status of off-shore stow-net fishery is in face with many difficult problems; the lack of fisherman by evading the 3-D occupation, the safety accident by unskilled crew and old type fishing system. In order to solve those problems, it is necessary to save the man power and ensure the safety of fishing work by the effective utilization of power and automatization of fishing gear system. This is consists of the side drum driven by main engine, the net hauler, the bow and stern capstan, jib crane etc. Therefore, we suggest the design on unification of power device of fishing gear system as follows; (1) fishing system by uni-hydraulic power and (2) fishing system by electric motor and electro-hydraulic power.