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ELECTROFISHING [1 record]

Record 1 2022-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Electric fishing uses intermittent electric pulses to stun the fish or otherwise modify its behaviour (e.g. by involuntary muscle contraction) so that it becomes more vulnerable to capture.

Key term(s)
  • electro-fishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
  • Aquaculture
CONT

La pêche à l'électricité [utilise] un courant dans l'eau entre une anode et une cathode. L'électricité générée vient interférer avec le système sensoriel du poisson. Ce dernier[,] en fonction de sa biologie[,] peut réagir de deux manières : il peut être paralysé un court temps ou se diriger vers l'électrode [...]

Key term(s)
  • électro-pêche

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Colaboración con la FAO
  • Pesca comercial
  • Caza y pesca deportiva
  • Acuicultura
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