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HORIZONTAL OPENING TRAWL [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
Key term(s)
  • horizontal opening of the trawl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Le train du chalut comporte divers éléments montés en série : funes, panneaux divergents, bras, entremises, fourches et guindineaux qui contribuent à l'ouverture horizonale du chalut.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

[A sinker], usually chains, that is added to the lower wingend of a midwater trawl.

CONT

The trawl is spread horizontally by a set of pelagic trawl doors. The horizontal opening is dictated by a clump weight on the lower wing ends of the net and the rigging of the bridles between the net and trawl doors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Gréés avec des entremises courtes et des bras également courts [...], les deux chaluts ont leurs ailes extérieures reliées aux panneaux habituels [...] Quant aux deux ailes intérieures, elles viennent se fixer au lest central, habituellement en chaîne, d'un poids de 250 à 300 kg (50 à 60 % du poids du panneau).

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

[A trawl that is] towed by a single boat [and in which] the horizontal opening is obtained by otter boards, relatively heavy and equipped with a steel sole designed for good contact with the ground.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
DEF

Chalut remorqué par un seul bateau dont l'ouverture horizontale est assurée par des panneaux divergents, relativement lourds et munis d'une semelle d'acier prévue pour un contact accentué avec le fond.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
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Record 4 2022-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

For efficient trawling operations, the geometry of [the] trawl, particularly [the] opening of [the] trawl mouth(horizontal and vertical) is very crucial … There are different methods to keep the mouth of the net open during operation and the most popular is [the] use of shearing boards(otter boards) on each side of [the] warp to attain horizontal opening.

PHR

horizontal opening, vertical opening

PHR

opening of the trawl mouth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

L'ouverture de la gueule du chalut est assurée par une armature rigide constituée traditionnellement d'une perche en bois, et actuellement en tube métallique, qui porte à chaque extrémité un grand étrier muni de patins pourvus de semelles pour faciliter le glissement sur le fond.

PHR

ouverture horizontale, ouverture verticale

PHR

ouverture de la gueule, ouverture du chalut

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
CONT

Un sistema de medición de redes mediante sensores acústicos que miden la profundidad y apertura de la red de arrastre.

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Record 5 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OTM
classification system code, see observation
CONT

A mid-water trawl is a... net which is towed in mid-water. It consists of a cone-shaped body [that is] normally made of four panels [and ends] in a codend... The net has lateral wings extending forward from the opening. The horizontal opening is maintained by otter boards.

OBS

OTM: International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) standard abbreviation.

Key term(s)
  • single-boat mid-water otter trawl
  • mid-water otter trawl
  • single-boat mid-water trawl
  • one-boat mid-water trawl

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OTM
classification system code, see observation
OBS

OTM : abréviation standard de la Classification statistique internationale type des engins de pêche (CSITEP).

Key term(s)
  • chalut pélagique à panneaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OTM
classification system code, see observation
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Record 6 2020-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
OTT
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Otter twin trawls.... this particular gear was developed to increase the horizontal fishing area of the trawl and comprises two identical trawls("twin") fixed together. The horizontal opening is provided by a single pair of otter boards, which are attached to the trawl close to the wings.

OBS

otter twin trawl; twin otter trawl: designations usually used in the plural.

OBS

OTT: International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) standard abbreviation.

Key term(s)
  • otter twin trawls
  • twin otter trawls

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OTT
classification system code, see observation
CONT

Chaluts jumeaux. Engin de pêche qui comporte deux chaluts identiques fonctionnant ensemble et ouverts horizontalement par une seule paire de panneaux. Les ailes intérieures des chaluts sont reliées par un câble à une sorte de patin («clump») ou à un lest.

OBS

OTT : abréviation standard de la Classification statistique internationale type des engins de pêche (CSITEP).

Spanish

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