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Record 1 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Purse-seine net. … A wall of netting is hung between a … floatline on the top and a weighted leadline on the bottom. Rings are hung from the leadline every five to eight metres. A purseline (rope) passes through these rings. … The net is secured underneath the school [of fish] when the rings are pulled together by the purseline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Cordage de manœuvre des sennes tournantes, destiné à refermer, ou bourser, la partie inférieure du filet.

CONT

La mutation technologique […] est la fixation d'anneaux métalliques sur la ralingue du bas du filet […] Cette série d'anneaux métalliques permet de passer un câble de coulisse, de bourser, puis de fermer la senne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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