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CLAM DRAGGER [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

Clams are often fished commercially using clam dredger vessels to loosen up the ocean floor and lift up the clams that have burrowed into the sea bottom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Les myes font souvent l'objet d'une pêche commerciale à l'aide de bateaux dragueurs de myes qui ameublissent les fonds marins et remontent les myes qui y sont enfouies.

Spanish

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