Sack-up definition
Sack-up means that part of the fishing process when the catch is concentrated near the surface for loading aboard the vessel.
Sack-up means that part of the fishing process when the catch is concentrated near the surface for loading aboard the vessel. 2. Dolphin Safety Gear and Equipment Requirements A vessel with a carrying capacity of more than 363 metric tons (400 short tons) operating in the Agreement Area shall: a. Have a purse seine equipped with a dolphin safety panel (DSP) with the following characteristics: i. A minimum length of 180 fathoms (as measured before installation), except that the minimum length of the DSP in nets deeper than 18 strips must be determined in a ratio of 10 fathoms in length for each strip of net depth. The DSP must be installed so as to cover the backdown channel along the corkline, beginning at the outboard end of the last bow bunch pulled and continuing to at least two-thirds the distance from the apex of the backdown channel to the point where the net is secured at the ▇▇▇▇▇. The DSP shall consist of small-mesh webbing not to exceed 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm) stretched mesh, extending downward from the corkline to a minimum depth of two strips. ii. Each end shall be identified with a highly visible marker. iii. Any space between the corks or the corkline and the small mesh shall not exceed 1 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) in diameter.