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ICLARM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS NO. 1 ISSN 01154435 Small Boat Design Edited by Johanna M. ii, Reinhart IEEE. IIIiLlAW INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Small Boat Design The Proceedings of the ICLARM Conference on Small Boat Design, Noumea, New Caledonia, October 2728, 1975 ,Edited by ,Johanna M. Reinhart 1@114AM INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR LIVING AQUATIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MANILA, PHILIPPINES Boat Design Small Proceedings of the ICLARM Conference on Small Boat Design Noumea, New Caledonia, October 2728, 1975 Edited by J. M. RE[NHART Copyright 1979 by The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. Manila, Philippines ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Printed in Manila, Philippines correctcitation: Reinhart, J.M., Editor. 1979. Proceedings of the ICLARM Conference on Small Boat Design. ICLARM Conference Proceedings No. 1. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management. Manila. 79 pp. ISSN 01154435 Preface Historically the Pacific Islander easily satisfied the developed from a nation to other areas of the world can protein requirements of his subsistence economy by fish go wrong. Together with the South Pacific Commission ing from his outrigger canoe within the lagoons and along (SPC) in Noumea, New Caledonia, ICLARM proposed to the edges of the reefs that surrounded his island. For organize a conference that would (1) review the results centuries the traditional outrigger was eminently well of past fishery development programs based upon intro suited to this task. However, after the Second World War, duced boat designs and (2)provide aforum for discussion island populations began increasing dramatically and for which the fishery officers from the countries and their island economies began to change from a sub territories of the South Pacific could be brought together sistence to a monetary orientation. The traditional forms with naval architects and with representatives from the of fishing could no longer mce( the islands' growing marine industry. Although the SPC convenes a yearly demand for food. Although vast stocks of fish remained meeting among the region's fisheries officers, this was virtually untouched in the ocean beyond the reef, the the first conference in which members of the marine Pacific Islands became fish importers. For example, by industry were invited specifically to discuss boat and 1974 Western Samoa was importing over US$1 million engine designs applicable to the requirements of the in canned fish annually, and fish imports in Fiji account Pacific Islander. for almost 10% of all imported food products. The Conference on Small Boat Design was held in The process of change has occurred so quickly that the Noumea, New Caledonia, on October 2728, 1975. Its traditional outrigger canoe, rather than evolving, has been goal was to develop basic guidelines and recommendations displaced. As a substitute, one western design after an for the development of smallscale fishing craft for future other has been introduced by various national and inter fisheries programs. Because of the diversity of opinion national development programs; and each in its time has on the requirements for an optimal smallboat design, it been touted as the answer to the requirements of small was recognized that no single design isadaptable for use fishing craft design in the Pacific. These boats were throughout the entire Pacific Basin. Boats must be designed to move fishennen in the least amount of time designed not only for specific types of fisheries and sea to previously inaccessible fishing grounds beyond the reef. conditions, but also for the technological and financial Size and speed were the design factors most often empha capabilities of the various island groups. sized. None of these introduced hulls proved completely At its conclusion, the conference recommended the satisfactory; in fact, many were immediate and neartotal design and construction of new smallscale fishing craft failures that, for the Pacific Islander, invo!ved too great a be, above all, energyconscious. The selection of boat jump in either technology, investment cost, or work re designs and marine engines should be based on the least quirements. input of petroleum products. In any fisheries program To the staff of the International Center for Living the propulsion system should be selected only after its Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), the history reliability and ease of maintenance are determined and of the Pacific Island fisheries development provided a the readysupply and availability of spare parts ascertained. classic example of how direct transfers of technology Consideration should be given to standardizing both the
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