The labor-intensive catch-hauling method in set-net fisheries faces problems of lower productivity, lower efficiency, and higher operational risk due to aging problem and labor insufficiency. To solve such problems, a novel catch-hauling device using the flexible fire hose and net (hose net), which is placed in the box chamber, was proposed in this study. The hoses were inflated with air injected into one edge of the hose net, and the buoyancy force increased: the net gradually floated up, cornering the fish in the opposite edge. To corner and harvest the fish efficiently and safely, the changing formation and motion parameters of the hose net are significant. A series of floating up, sinking experiments, and catch-hauling tests were conducted to evaluate the performance of this device. The results showed that the hose net could gradually float in an ideal form and sink smoothly through natural exhaust and stretched on the bottom of the water tank. The time spent and average speeds in floating and sinking processes varied with air pressure and airflow rate, allowing the hose net motion to be controlled in practice by adjusting the airflow. Through the catch-hauling test using live fish, most of the fish were directed into the fish bag. Two main capture failure phenomena were also observed. Overall, this newly developed automated catch-hauling device is expected to be successful for use in modern fisheries.

Marine renewable energy is expected as an alternative energy source to fossil fuel. Wave energy is one of the marine renewable energy. The subject of this paper is an array of Point Absorber Wave Energy Converters (PA-WECs) and their motion in maximizing the power generation. The PA-WEC generates electricity by using its heaving motion. And the assumed PA-WEC have linear PTO system

Set net fishery is one of the efficient fishery methods and has a history of several centuries in Japan. In 2017, fish harvest amount of set net fishery was 326,200 tons, about 10.2% of the total amount in Japan. The traditional method for harvesting fish is to use two fishing vessels to haul up the box chamber net and obtain the fish in it, which is inefficient and requires lots