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LINE TRAWL [1 record]

Record 1 2022-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

... a horizontal ground line with short ganging lines, each with a baited hook, attached at intervals.

OBS

On some fishing grounds[,] it is the only gear that can be used because the bottom is too rough for otter trawling.

OBS

In French, the term "palangre" refers to a bottom or suspended line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

En anglais, le terme «line trawl» désigne une ligne de fond.

Spanish

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