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OTTER TRAWL [1 record]

Record 1 2022-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

A large, conical net supplied with two otter boards which keep the mouth of the net open horizontally [when towed].

PHR

bottom otter trawl, midwater otter trawl

Key term(s)
  • otter trawlnet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

[Filet remorqué, d'un corps de forme conique,] dont l'ouverture horizontale est assurée par l'écartement de panneaux divergents [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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