Fleet Manager

Olfish Fleet Manager is a utility which has been designed to aid fishing managers in scheduling ship time optimally in order to meet certain objectives. The program can manage a fleet of numerous vessels, fishing in multiple areas, for several species of fish, one of which will usually be identified as the primary target species.

The scheduling mechanism can be set to achieve any of the following tasks: 

• Land a specified tonnage of the primary species at the minimum possible cost.
• Land a specified tonnage of the primary species in the shortest possible time
• Land the maximum possible catch of the primary species in a specified time period.
• Maximise the value of the catch (all species) in a specified time period.
• Land the primary species at minimum cost, in order to maintain stock for processing at a specified daily rate without exceeding specified stock limits.

In determining a solution, the program uses input information with regard to vessel specifications, the distance from port to each area, the expected catch rate in each area for each species (which may be generated using Olfish Catch Predictor) and the specified constraints.

The output of the program is a visual representation of a number of possible fleet schedules, each of which is close to the optimal solution, but which may differ with respect to bycatch landings etc, allowing the user to choose the most appropriate solution for his needs. managers in scheduling ship time optimally in order to meet certain objectives. The program can manage a fleet of numerous vessels, fishing in multiple areas, for several species of fish, one of which will usually be identified as the primary target species.

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