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Record 1 2022-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

During the winter fishery ..., nearly all herring seiners were equipped with mercury vapour lights (usually four) for "pit-lamping[."] ... Mercury vapour lamps were thought to attract herring better than normal incandescent lamps.

OBS

In French, the term "pêche à la lumière" applies to all methods that use light to attract fish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

En anglais, les termes «pit-lamping» et «pit lamping» désignent une technique de pêche qui utilise des lampes à vapeur de mercure pour capturer le poisson, surtout le hareng.

Spanish

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