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ELECTRICAL TRAWLING [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A fishing technique that uses electrical drag wires to send electrical pulses into the seabed, causing the fish muscles to contract and forcing the fish upwards out of the seabed and into the trawl net.

Key term(s)
  • electrotrawling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
DEF

Pesca con pulsos eléctricos [que] paraliza temporalmente a los peces al disparar un impulso de electricidad a través del agua, justo por encima del lecho marino, lo que facilita la captura de los peces en una red de arrastre.

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