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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
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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
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No part of this publication may be reproduced
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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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