Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Certificate Awarded

Certificate of Participation

Prerequisites

None

Course Description

This five-day certificate of participation is an introductory training course designed to assist international participants in developing a basic understanding of trawl performance and engineering with emphasis placed on commercial fishing and seafood production. Trawl design, hydrodynamic performance of trawls using the flume tank, selectivity, fish behaviour, discard reduction, seabed impacts, fuel consumption, environmental impacts, and seafood sustainability initiatives will be discussed.

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Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.