March 2007 Fishing Vessel Types FACT SHEET

Overview Three main types of fishing vessels are available for oil spill response through Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS) fishing vessel training program in Prince William Sound: seiners, stern pickers, and bow pickers.

Seiner Stern picker Bow picker

Seiners are typically between 35 and Stern pickers range from 30 to 40 Bow pickers run about 26 to 36 feet 58 feet long. The cabin is toward feet long. Their cabins are near the in length. The cabin sits at the rear the bow, while the stern consists of bow. They are smaller than seiners of the vessel and the gillnet reel is at a flat deck and a low rail around it. and have a reel and roller on the aft the bow. Bow pickers typically have Fish holds take up the center portion deck for reeling gillnet on and off. a crew of two. of the boat. Seiners use a picking Stern pickers usually have a crew of boom attached to their boat for two. hauling in their purse seine. Most seiners have a small skiff that works in concert with them. The crew of a seiner usually numbers four.

see also: www.pwsrcac.org/docs/d0034700.pdf www.pwsrcac.org/projects/OSPRops/fvtraining.html

Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council ~ Citizens promoting environmentally safe operation of the Alyeska terminal and associated tankers.

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