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HAND FISHING [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hand-thrown harpoon
1, record 1, English, hand%2Dthrown%20harpoon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hand harpoon 2, record 1, English, hand%20harpoon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand-harpoon fishing is defined as fishing for fish and marine mammals by throwing a harpoon with a detachable head from a boat.... hunting of dolphins and porpoises with hand harpoons was... common in [some countries]. 3, record 1, English, - hand%2Dthrown%20harpoon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- harpon lancé à la main
1, record 1, French, harpon%20lanc%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- handline
1, record 2, English, handline
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fishing line... with one or several baited hooks attached, worked by hand. 2, record 2, English, - handline
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once a handline has been suitably rigged, fishing is not simply a matter of throwing the line in the water anywhere and waiting. 3, record 2, English, - handline
Record 2, Key term(s)
- hand-line
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- palangrotte
1, record 2, French, palangrotte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ligne à main 2, record 2, French, ligne%20%C3%A0%20main
correct, feminine noun
- ligne à soutenir 3, record 2, French, ligne%20%C3%A0%20soutenir
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne dotée de plusieurs hameçons, et utilisée à la main ou montée sur une canne. 4, record 2, French, - palangrotte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À peu près toutes les sortes de lignes et de fils peuvent être utilisées pour confectionner une ligne à main. 5, record 2, French, - palangrotte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Caza y pesca deportiva
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- línea de mano
1, record 2, Spanish, l%C3%ADnea%20de%20mano
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-06-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- handfishing
1, record 3, English, handfishing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hand fishing 2, record 3, English, hand%20fishing
correct
- noodling 3, record 3, English, noodling
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Handfishing, also known as noodling, ... is a method of catching catfish (most often flathead catfish) with one’s hands. No rods, reels, hooks, lines, bait, nor tackle are generally used. ... People that handfish feel their way along shallow riffles, slower deep water, sunken logs, root wads, or along stream banks looking for holes or ledges where catfish are laying their eggs, guarding their nest, or resting. 1, record 3, English, - handfishing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "noodling[, "] although today used primarily towards the capture of flathead catfish, can and has been applied to all hand fishing methods, regardless of the method or species of fish sought. 4, record 3, English, - handfishing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pêche à la main
1, record 3, French, p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20main
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2021-11-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- handlining
1, record 4, English, handlining
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- handline fishing 1, record 4, English, handline%20fishing
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Handlining is a fishing method in which a line with a hook, usually baited, is lowered into the water from a drifting, anchored or moving boat or from a jetty, pier or rock on the shore overlooking the water. Handlining is just as its name implies—holding a line in the hand while waiting either actively or passively for a fish to take the bait. 1, record 4, English, - handlining
Record 4, Key term(s)
- hand lining
- hand line fishing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pêche à la ligne à main
1, record 4, French, p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20ligne%20%C3%A0%20main
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pêche à la ligne à main est une technique consistant à mettre à l'eau une ligne garnie d'un hameçon généralement appâté; cette mise à l'eau peut se faire à partir d'un bateau ancré, dérivant ou en route aussi bien qu'à partir du rivage, d'une jetée, d'un môle ou d'un enrochement surplombant l'eau. Comme son nom l'indique, la pêche à la ligne à main revient simplement à tenir une ligne à la main tout en attendant, soit activement, soit passivement, qu'un poisson vienne mordre à l'appât. 2, record 4, French, - p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20ligne%20%C3%A0%20main
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2021-06-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spear fishing
1, record 5, English, spear%20fishing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fishing by means of a spear propelled by a spring, an elastic band, compressed air, a bow or by hand. 1, record 5, English, - spear%20fishing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pêche au harpon
1, record 5, French, p%C3%AAche%20au%20harpon
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pêche pratiquée avec un harpon actionné par un ressort, un élastique, de l'air comprimé, un arc ou la main. 1, record 5, French, - p%C3%AAche%20au%20harpon
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
- Caza y pesca deportiva
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesca con arpón
1, record 5, Spanish, pesca%20con%20arp%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2019-02-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mending needle
1, record 6, English, mending%20needle
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mending needles comprise hand sewing needles that are made available in extra length as well as with large threading eyes that make these perfect to be used for mending torn fishing nets. 2, record 6, English, - mending%20needle
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- aiguille à ramender
1, record 6, French, aiguille%20%C3%A0%20ramender
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- navette 2, record 6, French, navette
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de forme allongée, en plastique, en métal ou en bois, garni du fil nécessaire au ramendage ou au laçage manuel. 3, record 6, French, - aiguille%20%C3%A0%20ramender
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-08-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- righthanded player
1, record 7, English, righthanded%20player
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- right-handed player 2, record 7, English, right%2Dhanded%20player
correct
- righthander 1, record 7, English, righthander
correct, noun
- right-hander 1, record 7, English, right%2Dhander
correct, noun
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In sports, an athlete using mainly his or her right hand to throw an object(a ball, rock, weight, hammer, javelin, fishing line, darts, etc.), his or her right hand or foot to hit an object or hold the bat or stick to hit the object(a ball, puck, ring, etc.), or his or her right side to fire(in biathlon, shooting, archery, etc.). 3, record 7, English, - righthanded%20player
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- joueur droitier
1, record 7, French, joueur%20droitier
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- joueuse droitière 2, record 7, French, joueuse%20droiti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- droitier 3, record 7, French, droitier
correct, masculine noun
- droitière 3, record 7, French, droiti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En sport, athlète qui utilise principalement sa main droite pour lancer un objet (balle, ballon, boule, pierre, poids, marteau, javelot, ligne à pêche, dards, etc.), sa main droite ou son pied droit pour frapper un objet ou tenir le bâton servant à frapper cet objet (balle, ballon, bille, rondelle, anneau, etc.), ou son côté droit pour exécuter un tir de (en biathlon, en tir, au tir à l'arc, etc.). 3, record 7, French, - joueur%20droitier
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Sports (General)
- Specialized Vocabulary and Phraseologism of Sports
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- lefthanded player
1, record 8, English, lefthanded%20player
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- left-handed player 2, record 8, English, left%2Dhanded%20player
correct
- lefthander 1, record 8, English, lefthander
correct, noun
- left-hander 1, record 8, English, left%2Dhander
correct, noun
- southpaw 3, record 8, English, southpaw
correct, see observation, noun
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In sports, an athlete using mainly his or her left hand to throw an object(a ball, rock, weight, hammer, javelin, fishing line, darts, etc.), his or her left hand or foot to hit an object or hold the bat or stick to hit the object(a ball, puck, ring, etc.), or his or her left side to fire(in biathlon, shooting, archery, etc.). 4, record 8, English, - lefthanded%20player
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
southpaw (noun or adjective, slang): A left-handed baseball pitcher, or any left-handed person. 5, record 8, English, - lefthanded%20player
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sports (Généralités)
- Vocabulaire spécialisé et phraséologie des sports
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- joueur gaucher
1, record 8, French, joueur%20gaucher
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- joueuse gauchère 2, record 8, French, joueuse%20gauch%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- gaucher 3, record 8, French, gaucher
correct, masculine noun
- gauchère 3, record 8, French, gauch%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En sport, athlète qui utilise principalement sa main gauche pour lancer un objet (balle, ballon, boule, pierre, poids, marteau, javelot, ligne à pêche, dards, etc.), sa main gauche ou son pied gauche pour frapper un objet ou tenir le bâton servant à frapper cet objet (balle, ballon, bille, rondelle, anneau, etc.), ou son côté gauche pour exécuter un tir de (en biathlon, en tir, au tir à l'arc, etc.). 3, record 8, French, - joueur%20gaucher
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-01-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- fishing hand 1, record 9, English, fishing%20hand
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(marine). 1, record 9, English, - fishing%20hand
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- homme de pêche
1, record 9, French, homme%20de%20p%C3%AAche
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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