(a) 



1.7 mm mesh 



canvas 



lead weight 



140 cm , 100 cm ,67 cm, 



"T^ 4* H 



0.5 mm mesh 



I canvas 



0.5 mm mesh metal collar 



(b) 



Figure 1. — The 2 m and 70 cm nets in their deployed configuration. 



Table 1 . — Specifications of the 70 cm net used by CSIRO and the 2 m net used by FSFRL. 



Specification 



70 cm net 



2 m net 



bridle 



Flowmeter General Oceanics' mechanical, at- 

 tached inside mouth frame 17 cm from 

 rim 



Cod end solid, thread mounted PVC with 0.5 



mm stainless steel drainage screen 



conical 



200 cm internal diameter, circular, 



maintained by galvanized iron pipe 



3.142 m^ 



forward section of multifilament, twist 



lock with mesh aperture of 1.7 mm, 



followed by nylon monofilament, plain 



with mesh aperture of 0.5 mm 



natural (white) 



123 cm width 



three-rope 



30 kg weight attached to frame 



Tsurumi-Seiki depth distance re- 

 corder, towed behind the net 



netting tied at end to form soft cod end 



'Reference to trade names does not imply endorsement by ttie National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA 



the net. The 2 m net used at the surface was not 

 fitted with a meter so the distance travelled was 

 estimated from the ships speed (2 knots) and the 

 tow duration (20 minutes). Only the submerged 



mouth area of the 2 m net was used to calculate 

 the volume filtered. 



The Soela and the Shoyo Mam met on 27 

 January 1987 at lat. 15°S, long. 116°E. The two 



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