Good fishing vessel refrigeration is top priority for better quality seafood and that is the concern for every fishermen. Most Alaska fishermen know that top quality seafood needs properly chilling harvest on their vessels while at sea. To get this more easily Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) workshop is being conducted to bring better fishing vessel refrigeration on board.
As the number of commercial fishermen who refrigerate their catch at sea continues to increase, so too has the need for help troubleshooting and maintaining their onboard refrigeration systems, especially when fishermen are far from port. Right from 2005 MAP has joined hands with Integrated Marine Systems, Inc., to help some 220 Alaska fishermen better understand, troubleshoot and maintain their onboard refrigeration systems.
Experts said that this training has decreased downtime and increased fishermen’s abilities to troubleshoot minor problems and communicate with technicians onshore. Now they are keen on conducting one-day workshop in Kodiak at the UAF Fisheries Industrial Technology Center across the bridge on Near Island. The one-day workshop will teach fishermen how to maintain, operate and troubleshoot onboard fishing vessel refrigeration equipment.
MAP began the refrigeration training partnership to fill the need for hands-on training for fishermen seeking to better maintain their equipment and do basic troubleshooting while at sea.
