Report for Anglo French Study on Noise Reduction Methods on European Fishing Vessels

Summary

This report contains representative examples of noise level surveys now carried out as a matter of course on vessels built under Sea Fish Industry Authority supervision. There are six surveys and all were carried out during the period November 1988 to March 1989. The vessels range from15.6m to 27.9m overall length and in power from 554 to 900 bhp. The data is presented factually and no conclusions are drawn at this stage. The data is to be compared with similar French vessels to develop an overall understanding of noise levels on modern diesel powered fishing vessels. The information set out in a format now adopted as a standard by Seafish. It is suggested that other organisations might wish to utilise the same format to allow of ready comparison between conditions on different vessels. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Publication Reference No.

SR357

Publication date

01 October 1989