Yiğit, MuratOsienski, MichaelDecew, JudsonÇelikkol, BarbarosKesbiç, Osman SabriKarga, MustafaAcar, Ümit2025-01-272025-01-2720182618-6365https://doi.org/10.3153/AR18005https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/365721https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/16301In the present study, a 150 cubic m net pen was designed as part of a collaborative research effort betweenthe International Copper Association (ICA-USA), the University of New Hampshire (UNH-USA) and Cannakale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU-Turkey) in August 2011. The fish cage was developed to supportthe creation of a small scale demonstration farm, located in the Strait of Canakkale, off the coast of Guzelyalitown in Turkey. The surface gravity-type, octagonal shaped fish cage was designed to have a diameter of 6m and a copper alloy mesh chamber depth of 5 m. The present study details the cage construction and systemdeployment of one fish cage utilized a chain link mesh net chamber with a copper alloy developed by Wieland-Werke in Germany, with reference to work load challenge and estimation of man-power necessary forthe partial and total work efforts. As a conclusion, one cage equipped with copper-alloy mesh pen was broughtto a final shape with the net chamber assembled and attached to the cage frame in 3 days and 90 man-hours.The HDPE (high density polythylene) cage frame was assembled by an outside company, therefore detail ofthe main cage frame is not discussed in this paper.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMühendislikDenizBalıkçılıkArticle11384910.3153/AR18005365721