Litres of diesel burned per kilogram of lobster landed — combining how far you steam, how you set, and how well the grounds fish. It is the single biggest lever on your controllable costs.
Fuel is the largest variable operating cost in most rock lobster operations; efficiency improves directly with catch rate and with steaming and setting discipline.
FRDC ↗Because fuel tracks both distance and catch rate, this figure moves with the season and with skill. A rising trend flags grounds that are tiring or a steaming pattern that no longer pays; a falling one is money that drops straight to the margin.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Plan trips to cut dead steaming between productive grounds.
Maintain hull, propeller and engine for best fuel burn.
Fish higher catch-rate ground so each litre lands more lobster.
Litres of diesel burned per kilogram of lobster landed — combining how far you steam, how you set, and how well the grounds fish. It is the single biggest lever on your controllable costs.
You need: Diesel used (L), Lobster landed (kg). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Fuel is the largest variable operating cost in most rock lobster operations; efficiency improves directly with catch rate and with steaming and setting discipline.
Plan trips to cut dead steaming between productive grounds. Maintain hull, propeller and engine for best fuel burn. Fish higher catch-rate ground so each litre lands more lobster.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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