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LONGLINER [11 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2023-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- longliner fisherman
1, record 1, English, longliner%20fisherman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- longliner fisherwoman 1, record 1, English, longliner%20fisherwoman
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pêcheur sur palangrier
1, record 1, French, p%C3%AAcheur%20sur%20palangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pêcheuse sur palangrier 1, record 1, French, p%C3%AAcheuse%20sur%20palangrier
correct, feminine noun
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)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- longliner
1, record 2, English, longliner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- long liner 2, record 2, English, long%20liner
correct
- long-liner 3, record 2, English, long%2Dliner
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fishing vessel that uses a long main line anchored to the bottom to which shorter lines with baited hooks are fastened at intervals. 4, record 2, English, - longliner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- palangrier
1, record 2, French, palangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Navire de pêche équipé d'une grosse ligne de fond, à laquelle pendent, sur toute sa longueur, des cordelettes munies d'hameçons. 2, record 2, French, - palangrier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des équipements de 65 000 hameçons par jour sont opérationnels sur des palangriers dotés d'un puits central en remplacement d'un sabord et [d'une] porte latérale. 3, record 2, French, - palangrier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- palangrero
1, record 2, Spanish, palangrero
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-05-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Scandinavian longliner
1, record 3, English, Scandinavian%20longliner
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Scandinavian longliners ... were large vessels, mostly over 100 feet (30.5 metres), that could fish year round with baited longlines or gillnets, and were more economical to operate than trawlers. 1, record 3, English, - Scandinavian%20longliner
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Scandinavian long liner
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- palangrier scandinave
1, record 3, French, palangrier%20scandinave
correct, masculine 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 2022-05-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- freezer longliner
1, record 4, English, freezer%20longliner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A freezer longliner is a factory vessel that catches fish with long strings of hooks, then brings them aboard for processing and packing. 1, record 4, English, - freezer%20longliner
Record 4, Key term(s)
- freezer long liner
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- palangrier congélateur
1, record 4, French, palangrier%20cong%C3%A9lateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- palangrier surgélateur 2, record 4, French, palangrier%20surg%C3%A9lateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-03-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bottom longline vessel
1, record 5, English, bottom%20longline%20vessel
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- demersal longline vessel 2, record 5, English, demersal%20longline%20vessel
correct
- bottom longliner 3, record 5, English, bottom%20longliner
correct
- demersal longliner 4, record 5, English, demersal%20longliner
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A demersal longline vessel may deploy either a double or single line which is weighted along its length to keep it close to the seafloor. Steel anchors ... are placed at the ends of each line to anchor it, and are marked with an array of floats ... Lines are typically between 10 km and 20 km in length, carrying between 6 900 and 15 600 hooks each. 2, record 5, English, - bottom%20longline%20vessel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- palangrier de pêche de fond
1, record 5, French, palangrier%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20de%20fond
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- palangrier de fond 1, record 5, French, palangrier%20de%20fond
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2022-01-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tuna longliner
1, record 6, English, tuna%20longliner
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tuna longliners [are] generally medium sized vessels. The line hauler on tuna longliners is usually placed on the star-board side forward and a gate in the rail is provided to haul in the fish. 2, record 6, English, - tuna%20longliner
Record 6, Key term(s)
- tuna long-liner
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- thonier-palangrier
1, record 6, French, thonier%2Dpalangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- thonier palangrier 2, record 6, French, thonier%20palangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thoniers-palangriers. Il s'agit en général de navires de taille moyenne à grande. Sur les thoniers-palangriers, le hâleur de ligne est habituellement installé côté tribord vers l'avant et une ouverture est prévue dans la lisse pour permettre l'embarquement du poisson. 1, record 6, French, - thonier%2Dpalangrier
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- palangrero atunero
1, record 6, Spanish, palangrero%20atunero
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embarcación dedicada a la pesca del atún mediante palangres. 2, record 6, Spanish, - palangrero%20atunero
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Había al menos cuatro palangreros atuneros en el lugar de un incidente que se desarrolló durante más de 10 minutos a plena luz del día. 1, record 6, Spanish, - palangrero%20atunero
Record 7 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- longliner
1, record 7, English, longliner
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
longliner: an item in the "Water Transportation Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category. 2, record 7, English, - longliner
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- palangrier
1, record 7, French, palangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palangrier : objet de la classe «Équipement de transport maritime» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport». 2, record 7, French, - palangrier
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2020-08-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Cape Island boat
1, record 8, English, Cape%20Island%20boat
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- Cape Islander 2, record 8, English, Cape%20Islander
correct
- Cape Island longliner 3, record 8, English, Cape%20Island%20longliner
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Cape Islander, a style of fishing boat mostly used for lobster fishing, is an inshore motor fishing boat found across Atlantic Canada having a single keeled flat bottom at the stern and more rounded towards the bow. 4, record 8, English, - Cape%20Island%20boat
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- bateau de Cape Island
1, record 8, French, bateau%20de%20Cape%20Island
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- bateau de type Cape Island 1, record 8, French, bateau%20de%20type%20Cape%20Island
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- barco de Cape Island
1, record 8, Spanish, barco%20de%20Cape%20Island
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2018-10-05
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- longliner fisherman
1, record 9, English, longliner%20fisherman
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- longliner fisherwoman 1, record 9, English, longliner%20fisherwoman
correct
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- pêcheur sur palangrier
1, record 9, French, p%C3%AAcheur%20sur%20palangrier
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- pêcheuse sur palangrier 1, record 9, French, p%C3%AAcheuse%20sur%20palangrier
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2003-07-02
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Ports
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- longliner wharf 1, record 10, English, longliner%20wharf
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Ports
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- quai pour palangriers
1, record 10, French, quai%20pour%20palangriers
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1998-03-16
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Gaspesian boat 1, record 11, English, Gaspesian%20boat
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- Gaspé longliner 2, record 11, English, Gasp%C3%A9%20longliner
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fishermen on a Gaspesian boat haul in a cod trap not far from Tête-à-la-Baleine. Their boat groans with fish. 1, record 11, English, - Gaspesian%20boat
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- gaspésienne
1, record 11, French, gasp%C3%A9sienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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