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BOURSAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pursing drum
1, record 1, English, pursing%20drum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- purse drum 2, record 1, English, purse%20drum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hauling line connected to the end of the net is taken from a crew member in the skiff and hauled aboard. A messenger line from the second purse drum is connected to the purse line at the bag end by sister clips and both that drum and the main purse drum that has contained the purse line during setting are engaged and the pursing begins. 2, record 1, English, - pursing%20drum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The terms "pursing drum" and "purse drum" apply to a] purse seiner. 3, record 1, English, - pursing%20drum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tambour de boursage
1, record 1, French, tambour%20de%20boursage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tambour de boursage : [se dit] d'un senneur [à senne coulissante]. 1, record 1, French, - tambour%20de%20boursage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tambor de cerco
1, record 1, Spanish, tambor%20de%20cerco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ventaja más importante es que el sistema de tambor se puede operar con menos marineros. Sin embargo, es ilegal utilizar un tambor de cerco en el estado de Alaska. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tambor%20de%20cerco
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pursing
1, record 2, English, pursing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Closing the bottom of a purse-seine net by hauling the purseline until all the purse-rings are brought to the purse-davit. 2, record 2, English, - pursing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boursage
1, record 2, French, boursage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] au-dessous de la ralingue de plombs, la senne coulissante est équipée d'une série d'anneaux de coulisse en métal espacés à intervalles réguliers. En halant vers l'intérieur la coulisse qui passe dans les anneaux, il est possible de fermer le bas de la senne (manœuvre appelée boursage), de façon que les poissons encerclés ne puissent pas s'échapper. 2, record 2, French, - boursage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- embolsamiento
1, record 2, Spanish, embolsamiento
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- cierre de la jareta 1, record 2, Spanish, cierre%20de%20la%20jareta
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- closed seine
1, record 3, English, closed%20seine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- boursage de la senne
1, record 3, French, boursage%20de%20la%20senne
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme provenant du Glossaire des Pêches et des Océans, 1991. 2, record 3, French, - boursage%20de%20la%20senne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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