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semipelagic trawl

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use in commercial fishing

  • Tsukiji fish market
    In commercial fishing: Dragged gear

    …of mid-water trawl is the semipelagic trawl, originally invented in Iceland and now operated primarily by French fishermen. In this technique the otter boards remain in touch with the bottom but the trawl floats at some distance above it. Semipelagic trawls were constructed because fish often are concentrated at a…

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