CONSTRUCTION, ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT OF A FISH CAGE WITH COPPER ALLOY MESH PEN: CHALLENGING WORK LOAD AND ESTIMATION OF MAN-POWER

Murat Yiğit; Michael Osienski; Judson Decew; Barbaros Çelikkol; Osman S. Kesbiç; Mustafa Karga; Ümit Acar; Evrim Kurtay; Musa Bulut; Barış Özalp; Ümüt Yiğit; Nic Taylor; Robert L. Dwyer

doi:10.3153/AR18005

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CONSTRUCTION, ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT OF A FISH CAGE WITH COPPER ALLOY MESH PEN: CHALLENGING WORK LOAD AND ESTIMATION OF MAN-POWER

Abstract

In the present study, a 150 cubic m net pen was designed as part of a collaborative research effort between the International Copper Association (ICA-USA), the University of New Hampshire (UNH-USA) and Cannakale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU-Turkey) in August 2011. The fish cage was developed to support the creation of a small scale demonstration farm, located in the Strait of Canakkale, off the coast of Guzelyali town in Turkey. The surface gravity-type, octagonal shaped fish cage was designed to have a diameter of 6 m and a copper alloy mesh chamber depth of 5 m. The present study details the cage construction and system deployment of one fish cage utilized a chain link mesh net chamber with a copper alloy developed by Wieland-Werke in Germany, with reference to work load challenge and estimation of man-power necessary for the partial and total work efforts. As a conclusion, one cage equipped with copper-alloy mesh pen was brought to a final shape with the net chamber assembled and attached to the cage frame in 3 days and 90 man-hours. The HDPE (high density polythylene) cage frame was assembled by an outside company, therefore detail of the main cage frame is not discussed in this paper.

Keywords

A Copper alloy mesh,Cage construction,System deployment,Work load and pan-power,Cage aquaculture,Çanakkale Strait (Dardanelles)

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Hydrobiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Murat Yiğit ^*
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Departments of Aquaculture and Marine Technology Engineering
0000-0001-8086-9125
Türkiye

Michael Osienski
University of New Hampshire, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Durham, NY
0000-0001-6312-886X
United States

Judson Decew
University of New Hampshire, Institute of Ocean Engineering, Durham, NY
0000-0001-8743-4095
United States

Barbaros Çelikkol
University of New Hampshire, Institute of Ocean Engineering, Durham
0000-0002-4442-8530
United States

Osman S. Kesbiç
KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF VETERINARY
0000-0002-1576-1836
Türkiye

Mustafa Karga
Kastamonu University, Vocational School of Inebolu, Kastamonu
0000-0003-0398-3236
Türkiye

Ümit Acar
CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY, BAYRAMİÇ VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
0000-0003-2515-5490
Türkiye

Evrim Kurtay
Ege University, Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Aquaculture, Izmir
0000-0002-7234-8407
Türkiye

Musa Bulut
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Departments of Aquaculture and Marine Technology Engineering
0000-0002-4997-8208
Türkiye

Barış Özalp
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Departments of Aquaculture and Marine Technology Engineering
0000-0003-2640-8912
Türkiye

Ümüt Yiğit
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Departments of Aquaculture and Marine Technology Engineering
0000-0002-1378-2422
Türkiye

Nic Taylor
University of Plymouth, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth-UK
0000-0001-8034-5815

Robert L. Dwyer
International Copper Association, Ltd., P.O. Box 536, Woods Hole, MA
0000-0002-5021-5531
United States

Publication Date

January 31, 2018

Submission Date

December 15, 2017

Acceptance Date

January 29, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3153/AR18005

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA66JM99MR

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Yiğit, M., Osienski, M., Decew, J., Çelikkol, B., Kesbiç, O. S., Karga, M., Acar, Ü., Kurtay, E., Bulut, M., Özalp, B., Yiğit, Ü., Taylor, N., & Dwyer, R. L. (2018). CONSTRUCTION, ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT OF A FISH CAGE WITH COPPER ALLOY MESH PEN: CHALLENGING WORK LOAD AND ESTIMATION OF MAN-POWER. Aquatic Research, 1(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.3153/AR18005