This study conducts a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the current research landscape and identify future directions in fishing vessel safety. Using the Scopus database, 285 relevant documents were collected and analyzed using the Biblioshiny app ve...
Open-sea fishing vessel accidents are difficult to assess systematically because no state holds exclusive jurisdiction, and reporting and investigative duties are not applied consistently. This study analyzed 67 officially reported accidents from the...
This study presents the development of a Korean-specific safety checklist for fishing vessels under 10 tons, aiming to strengthen self-safety management in small-scale fisheries. The research first reviewed representative European self-inspection sys...
Monitoring and understanding the behavior of fishing vessels are important in facilitating effective management, preventing illegal fishing, informing fishing grounds and evaluating effects of harvests on fishery resources. In recent decades, a large...
Most fishing vessels are less than 100 m in length between the perpendiculars, for which adherence to the International Maritime Organization maneuverability standards are not mandatory. In the design stage of fishing vessels, maneuverability is esti...
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At present, fishery resources are becoming increasingly depleted, and a reliable assessment of fishing activity is a key step in protecting marine resources. Correctly identifying the type of fishing operation can help identify illegal fishing vessel...
Protection of marine environment and reduction of GHG emissions are currently imperative criterion for ship design. For ships in service, including fishing vessels powered by internal combustion engines, options of retrofitting are sought to reduce t...
The Korean government imposes departure restrictions on fishing vessels of a gross tonnage of less than 15 tons under adverse weather conditions when significant wave heights exceed 3 m. However, an analysis of small fishing vessels indicates that fr...
With the increase in global fishing activities, the transparency of fishery data has drawn increasing attention. Data transparency enables stakeholders to play a greater role in ensuring that fisheries are legal, ethical, and sustainable. Improving t...
Naval hydrodynamics typically focus on reducing ship resistance, which can be achieved by incorporating a bulbous bow. This feature is commonly used in the merchant fleet and smaller vessels, such as fishing boats, to minimize wave-making resistance....
In modern fishery management, fishing vessel trajectory data are used to monitor and analyze fishing vessel activities. However, trajectory data are often of low quality, probably due to environmental factors, equipment failures, signal loss and oper...
This research addresses the critical issue of major fishing vessel accidents, which traditionally suffer from a lack of focused analysis due to their rarity and the subjective nature of their classification. We propose an innovative methodology of Pe...
The reporting system for fishing vessel and crew casualties in Peru needs a disruptive change in order to know what the risks in terms of marine safety are, who should manage them, and how they should be managed. According to a technical review on ac...
Indonesia, as one of the world’s largest maritime nations, has substantial fishery potential in the Java Sea, yet fleet modernization remains limited. This study proposes a novel integrated framework that combines computer-aided vessel design w...
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing threatens marine ecosystem health and sustainable fisheries management, highlighting the need for reliable fishing-vessel behavior recognition from Automatic Identification System (AIS) trajectories. Howev...
In response to the increasing number of free trade agreements (FTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), it is necessary to develop next-generation fishing vessels for the littoral sea of the Republic of Korea. The main objectives of such fishing...
Many countries worldwide promote artificial reef projects to increase and preserve fishery resources; however, how artificial reefs form fisheries is unclear. Nevertheless, specific hydraulic features of artificial reefs may attract fish. We selected...
The invasion of ship domains stands out as a significant factor contributing to the risk of collisions during vessel navigation. However, there is a lack of research on the mechanisms underlying the collision risks specifically related to merchant an...
A significant proportion of maritime incidents occurring in coastal waters are attributed to small fishing vessels. To analyze the root causes of such maritime accidents, it is imperative to conduct simulations to assess the potential pure loss of st...
The effects of wave height and forward speed on the seakeeping performance of a small fishing vessel in irregular waves are evaluated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The wave height effect changed linearly for a forward speed in the head se...
Commercial fishing, one of the most dangerous sectors globally and, particularly, in South Korea, faces fatal accident rates significantly exceeding other industries, and an urgent improvement in safety measures is necessary to reduce these numbers e...
Developing autonomous navigation systems for small fishing vessels is required to improve path-tracking robustness and mitigate severe wave-induced roll motions. This study proposes a Deep Q-Network (DQN)-based operational path planning methodology t...
A comprehensive understanding of the spatial dynamics and operational characteristics of fishing activities in the Arabian Sea is critical for effective marine management and regional resource conservation. Based on VIIRS/DNB nighttime light imagery...
In recent years, concern has increased about the depletion of marine resources caused by the overexploitation of fisheries and the degradation of ecosystems. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a powerful tool increasingly used for monitorin...
This research aims to identify and analyze the significant risk factors contributing to accidents involving fishing vessels, a crucial step towards enhancing safety and promoting sustainable practices in the fishing industry. Using a data-driven Baye...
Coastal seas around Aotearoa, New Zealand, are among the least observed parts of the global ocean, limiting our ability to monitor and forecast marine conditions. The Moana Project addresses this gap with a new observing system that includes temperat...
The aim of this work is to gain a better understanding of the hydrodynamics of a typical Argentinian fishing vessel in calm water. It is focused on the evaluation of total ship resistance and its components for different draughts. The 1978 ITTC Power...
With an estimated 32,000 annual fatalities, fishing vessel accidents are 100-fold deadlier than those involving merchant ships. Despite ongoing safety training, accident rates remain high. Since most fishing vessel accidents occur in small fishing ve...
Accurate fishing activity detection from the trajectories of fishing vessels can not only achieve high-precision fishery management but also ensure the reasonable and sustainable development of marine fishery resources. This paper proposes a new meth...
Fishing vessels are essential for the activities of catching, moving, and storing fish. However, fishing vessel accidents claim thousands of deaths every year. This study presents a novel integrated safety monitoring and early warning system designed...
The aim of this study is to apply a collision warning algorithm for a small fishing vessel in a fishing waterway to verify its alarm operation and to validate its feasibility. For this purpose, a scenario-based real ship test was conducted, and cases...
Routine maintenance of fishing vessels and wastewater discharges are primary sources of heavy metals in fishing ports. Sediment pollution assessment is necessary in fishing port management, including sediment dredging and disposal, sewage treatment f...
Recently, environmental regulations have been strengthened due to climate change. This change comes in a way that limits emissions from ships in the shipbuilding industry. According to these changes, the trend of ship construction is changing install...
For a fish tank of breeding vessels with perforated broadsides, in order to analyze its fluid characteristics under wave conditions, this paper presents a numerical method and predicts the fluid field in a fish tank with opening holes. Therein, three...
With the rapid development and accelerated utilization of marine resources, multi-body floating systems have become extensively used in practical applications. This study examines the coupled motions of a side-by-side anchoring system for five fishin...
This study evaluates the applicability and limitations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s maneuvering standards (MSC.137(76)) for large fishing vessels under 100 m in length, which are not currently included in the regulation. F...
This study leveraged the millimeter wireless access in vehicular environments (mmWAVE) communication technology to reflect the maneuvering characteristics of small fishing vessels and constructed a collision prevention algorithm that can be applied r...
The maneuverability standards established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) primarily address merchant ships, while large fishing vessels generally fall outside their scope. This study investigated the relationships between selected de...
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Although marine fishing is one of the most hazardous occupations, research on the occupational safety and health (OSH) conditions aboard marine fishing vessels is scarce. For instance, little is known about the working conditions of vulnerable groups...
The first technical factor involved in maritime accidents is related to the lack of intact stability. The current stability criterion, based on fixing a minimum value for each of the different static and dynamic righting arms, is not regarded as sati...
This study investigated the status of anchors for small fishing vessels that correspond with the risk factors of submarine cables, which are essential elements for offshore wind farms. As for target vessels, small coastal fishing vessels of less than...
Fishing vessels are known to have a fatality rate from accidents nearly 100 times higher than that of merchant ships. However, since most cases are resolved internally without maritime tribunals, obtaining accurate statistics on accidents is challeng...
The majority of marine debris is found in shallow waters; however, submerged debris accumulated at the sea bottom is affected by this kind of pollution. To mitigate the harmful effect of marine debris, we have to recognize its characteristics. Howeve...
In multi-vessel collision avoidance decision-making, the collision between merchant and fishing vessels is a significant challenge. This paper proposes a fuzzy fusion method for making avoidance decisions under the influence of the navigation environ...
The fisheries industry faces increasing sustainability challenges from environmental, economic, and social perspectives, which directly affect fishing vessels as its primary infrastructure. This study conducted a systematic literature review followin...
The Marine Stewardship Council estimates that approximately 38 million people worldwide work in fisheries, and more than one-third of the global population is dependent on aquatic products for protein, highlighting the importance of sustainable fishe...
The total allowable catch system (TACs) is a basic, widely used system for maintaining marine fishery resources. The vessel monitoring system (VMS) provides a superior method to monitor fishing activities that serve TACs project management. However,...
Collision accidents involving merchant ships and fishing vessels are a crucial issue for maritime navigation safety, having received widespread attention due to their high frequency and serious effects. A statistical analysis of 142 collision acciden...
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has received great attention for application as an artificial blood vessel material. However, many results showed that pristine BNC could not perfectly meet all the demands of blood vessels, especially for rapid endothel...
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