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BANC PECHE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spawning fishery
1, record 1, English, spawning%20fishery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The duration of the spawning fishery on [the bank] was similar to previous years[,] but there were gaps in daily landings from the spawning grounds due to the abundance of salps[,] which restricted fishing operations. 2, record 1, English, - spawning%20fishery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fishery targeted on [the] knowledge of [fishes'] spawning habits or grounds. 3, record 1, English, - spawning%20fishery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pêche des reproducteurs
1, record 1, French, p%C3%AAche%20des%20reproducteurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La durée de la pêche des reproducteurs sur le banc [...] était semblable à celle des années précédentes, mais on [a] constaté des écarts dans les prises journalières en raison de l'abondance de colonies de salpes [...] qui limitaient les activités de pêche. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%AAche%20des%20reproducteurs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ring netting
1, record 2, English, ring%20netting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ring net fishing 2, record 2, English, ring%20net%20fishing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ring netting is a method of fishing for mid-water shoaling fish species. It is used ... to target shoals of sardines, and occasionally anchovies and herring. Ring nets work in a similar way to the much larger purse seine nets. An encircling net is shot around a shoal of fish, and a rope beneath the net then pulls it together[,] encircling the shoal. 3, record 2, English, - ring%20netting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pêche à la bolinche
1, record 2, French, p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20bolinche
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pêche à la bolinche est conçue pour les poissons côtiers, en particulier les poissons bleus tels que la sardine, le maquereau, [et] l'anchois [...] La pêche à la bolinche [...] recherche des bancs de poissons [...] Lorsqu'un banc est repéré, la bolinche ou petite senne, filet en forme de rectangle, est déployée rapidement, en tournant autour du groupe de sardines. 1, record 2, French, - p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20bolinche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
- Fish
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- purse seining
1, record 3, English, purse%20seining
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- purse seine fishing 2, record 3, English, purse%20seine%20fishing
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In purse seine fishing, ... a boat locates a school of fish, then, using either a crane or small boat, takes one end of a net around the school and back to the fishing vessel. The ends of the net are synched together like a drawstring bag and pulled aboard with the fish inside. 3, record 3, English, - purse%20seining
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
- Poissons
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pêche à la senne coulissante
1, record 3, French, p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20senne%20coulissante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pêche à la senne coulissante [...] est une technique visant à capturer une grande quantité de poissons qui nagent en banc près de la surface. Le navire manœuvre de manière à encercler le banc avec un filet de grande dimension [...] conçu pour se refermer par le fond, formant ainsi une bourse [...] 2, record 3, French, - p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A0%20la%20senne%20coulissante
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
- Peces
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesca con redes de cerco de jareta
1, record 3, Spanish, pesca%20con%20redes%20de%20cerco%20de%20jareta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Oceanography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bank
1, record 4, English, bank
correct, see observation, noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- bed 1, record 4, English, bed
correct, see observation, noun, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elevated portion of the seafloor or lake bottom, which is exposed at low water or over which the depth of water is shallow. 1, record 4, English, - bank
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hecla and Griper Bank, N.W.T. 1, record 4, English, - bank
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gill Banks, B.C. 1, record 4, English, - bank
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bank: generic used off east, west, and north coasts of Canada, and in major lakes. 1, record 4, English, - bank
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bed: generic used in N.L. and N.S. 1, record 4, English, - bank
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bank; bed: terms and definition validated by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) within the scope of its glossary (TB-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 4, English, - bank
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Océanographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- banc
1, record 4, French, banc
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élévation du fond marin au-dessus de laquelle la profondeur est relativement faible. 1, record 4, French, - banc
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Banc de Portneuf, Québec. 1, record 4, French, - banc
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le banc peut présenter un certain danger pour la navigation courante de surface. On emploie souvent le terme «banc» pour «banc de sable» et pour «banc de pêche» qui désigne la zone de la mer propice à la pêche commerciale. Entité sous-marine attestée au large des côtes du Québec et de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. 1, record 4, French, - banc
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
banc : terme et définition uniformisés par la Commission de toponymie du Canada (CTC) dans le cadre du glossaire (BT-176) faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. 2, record 4, French, - banc
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Toponimia
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Oceanografía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- banco
1, record 4, Spanish, banco
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-10-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- thornyhead
1, record 5, English, thornyhead
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Longspine thornyheads (Sebastolobus altivelis) and shortspine thornyheads (S. alascanus) are increasingly important commercial species since the early 1980s in the British Columbia trawl fishery ... The two species ... have similar appearances [and] thornyheads are often found near rocks or other high relief structures. 1, record 5, English, - thornyhead
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the genus Sebastolobus (family Sebastidae). 2, record 5, English, - thornyhead
Record 5, Key term(s)
- thorny head
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sébastolobe
1, record 5, French, s%C3%A9bastolobe
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis le début des années 1980, le sébastolobe à longues épines(Sebastolobus altivelis) et le sébastolobe à courtes épines(S. alascanus) constituent des espèces commerciales de plus en plus importantes pour la pêche au chalut en Colombie-Britannique. [...] À la différence de plusieurs autres espèces de sébastes, les sébastolobes ne vivent pas en banc mais se retrouvent plutôt distribués uniformément sur des sédiments meubles. 1, record 5, French, - s%C3%A9bastolobe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson du genre Sebastolobus (famille des Sebastidae). 2, record 5, French, - s%C3%A9bastolobe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-12-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fishing bank
1, record 6, English, fishing%20bank
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- fisheries bank 2, record 6, English, fisheries%20bank
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compared with most other countries, the range of ecosystems is vast, and includes marine areas with rocky reefs and shorelines with kelp beds, fishing banks, continental slopes, deep ocean basins and trenches, arctic ocean, deciduous forests, boreal forests, grasslands, arid forest, pockets of desert, widespread tundra, mountain valleys and alpine areas and temperate rain forests on the west coast. 1, record 6, English, - fishing%20bank
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- banc de pêche
1, record 6, French, banc%20de%20p%C3%AAche
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secteur de la mer favorable à la pratique de la pêche commerciale.[Définition normalisée par l’ISO] 2, record 6, French, - banc%20de%20p%C3%AAche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par rapport à la plupart des autres pays, le Canada abrite une vaste gamme d’écosystèmes : zones marines parsemées de récifs rocheux, côtes couvertes de peuplements d’algues brunes, bancs de pêche, talus continentaux, fosses et bassins océaniques profonds, océan arctique, forêts décidues, forêts boréales, prairies, forêts sèches, îlots de désert, toundra immense, vallées de montagnes, zones alpines et forêts ombrophiles tempérées de la côte Ouest. 3, record 6, French, - banc%20de%20p%C3%AAche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Québec, on emploie souvent l'unité simple «banc» pour «banc de pêche». 2, record 6, French, - banc%20de%20p%C3%AAche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Banc de pêche : terme normalisé par l'OLF. 4, record 6, French, - banc%20de%20p%C3%AAche
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
- Pesca comercial
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- banco de pesca
1, record 6, Spanish, banco%20de%20pesca
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Área de especiales caraterísticas para su explotación pesquera. 1, record 6, Spanish, - banco%20de%20pesca
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