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| x Trawling |
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Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a large fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. The net that is used for trawling is called a trawl.
The boats that are used for trawling are called trawlers. Trawlers vary in...
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| x Bottom longline | ||||
| x By-catch |
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Bycatch are species caught in a fishery while it is intended to catch another species or reproductively immature juveniles of the target species.
The OECD (1997) defines bycatch as "total fishing mortality excluding that accounted directly by the...
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| x Dredging | ||||
| x Drift gillnet | ||||
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| x Jig |
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Jigging, not to be confused with gigging, is the practice of fishing with a jig.
A jig is a type of fishing lure consisting of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it and usually covered by a soft body to attract fish. Jigs are intended to create a...
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| x Trap | ||||
| x Trap-caught | ||||
| x Hand-held water jets | ||||
| x Hand-raked | ||||
| x Handline fishing |
Handline fishing, or handlining, is fishing with a single fishing line which is held in the hands. One or more lures or baited hooks are attached the line. Usually a weight and maybe a float are also attached. Handlining is one of the oldest forms...
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| x Harpoon |
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A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the butt of the...
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| x Hook and line | ||||
| x Longline | ||||
| x Lure and line | ||||
| x Mid-water trawl | ||||
| x Pelagic longline | ||||
| x Pot | ||||
| x Seine fishing |
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Seine fishing is fishing using a seine. A seine is a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water by attaching weights along the bottom edge and floats along the top. Boats equipped for seine fishing are called seiners.
Seine nets are...
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| x Fishing dredge |
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A fishing dredge, also known as a scallop dredge, oyster dredge, etc, is a kind of dredge which is towed along the bottom of the sea by a fishing boat in order to collect a targeted edible bottom-dwelling species. The gear is used to fish for...
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| x Spearfishing |
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Spearfishing is an ancient method of fishing that has been used throughout the world for millennia. Early civilizations were familiar with the custom of spearing fish from rivers and streams using sharpened sticks.
Spearfishing today employs modern...
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| x Suspended culture | ||||
| x Sweep net | ||||
| x Tonging | ||||
| x Troll |
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Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping...
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| x Fish farming |
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Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for...
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