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CLUMP WEIGHT [2 records]

Record 1 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

[A sinker], usually chains, that is added to the lower wingend of a midwater trawl.

CONT

The trawl is spread horizontally by a set of pelagic trawl doors. The horizontal opening is dictated by a clump weight on the lower wing ends of the net and the rigging of the bridles between the net and trawl doors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Gréés avec des entremises courtes et des bras également courts [...], les deux chaluts ont leurs ailes extérieures reliées aux panneaux habituels [...] Quant aux deux ailes intérieures, elles viennent se fixer au lest central, habituellement en chaîne, d'un poids de 250 à 300 kg (50 à 60 % du poids du panneau).

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Naval Equipment
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
DEF

The weight that is lowered to the seabed to maintain tension on the SCC [submersible compression chamber] guide wires.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel naval
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)

Spanish

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