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Record 1 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

The component that is attached to the bottom edge of a trawl to withstand interaction with the seabed.

CONT

Different types of groundgears are used for bottom otter trawls depending on the type and topography of the seabed and species targeted. Groundgears may include heavy metal bobbins for rough ground in deep water, rubber discs of various sizes for a softer seabed, a light chain wrapped on the fishing line, or even a bare fishing line with no protection when used over a smooth sandy bed in shallow waters ...

OBS

The term "footline" is sometimes used, but is usually reserved when referring to gillnets and entangling nets.

Key term(s)
  • foot-rope
  • ground-rope
  • ground gear
  • foot line
  • foot-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Élément fixé au bord inférieur d'un chalut pour résister à l'interaction avec le fond marin.

CONT

En fonction du type et de la topographie du fond marin et des espèces ciblées, les chaluts de fond à panneaux utilisent différents types de bourrelets. Les bourrelets peuvent être pourvus de diabolos en métal lourd sur les fonds accidentés en eaux profondes, de rondelles en caoutchouc de tailles variées pour les fonds marins plus meubles, d'une chaîne légère enroulée sur la ralingue, ou même d'une simple ralingue nue sans protection lorsque l'engin est utilisé sur un lit de sable lisse en eaux peu profondes [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 2 2005-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A line at the foot of a page that is sometimes blank, but usually carries the page number or signature figure or letter.

Key term(s)
  • foot-line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Dernière ligne en bas de page [où] s'intercale la signature de la feuille.

Spanish

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