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Otter trawling - also known as dragging - is one of the most commonly used techniques for fish harvesting. In otter trawling a large net, is dragged along the bottom or up in the water column behind a towing vessel. ... An otter trawl stowed on a net reel on a Point Pleasant dragger (N.Stolpe photo)
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www.fishingnj.org/techott.htm
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From "Bottom Tending Gear Used In New England" by Ronald Smolowitz ... (in Effects of Fishing Gear on the Seafloor of New England edited by Dorsey & Pederson)
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www.fishingnj.org/diaotter.htm
www.fishingnj.org/diaotter.htm
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on otter trawl (fishing equipment), The otter trawl is the most widely used bottom-fishing gear. As it is dragged forward, a pair of flat plates called otter boards—one on each side of the trawl net and weighing several tons—spreads horizontally to keep the mouth of the trawl open;
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1377213/otter-trawl
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1377213/otter-trawl
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A bottom otter trawl is a cone-shaped net consisting of a body, normally made from two, four and sometimes more panels, closed by one or two codends and with lateral wings extending forward from the opening. A bottom trawl is kept open horizontally by two otter boards.
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www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=fishtech...
www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=fishtech&fid=1021&lang=en
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OverviewA bottom otter trawl is a cone-shaped net consisting of a body, normally made from two, four and sometimes more panels, closed by one or two codends and with lateral wings extending forward from the opening.
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www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=geartype...
www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=geartype&fid=306
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The otter trawl is a fishing net used to collect organisms on or near the bottom of the ocean. These photographs were taken from the RV Cape Hatteras a few miles off the coast of Morehead City, North Carolina.
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www.ncsu.edu/coast/research/otter/otter.html
www.ncsu.edu/coast/research/otter/otter.html
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The otter trawl is a mesh net used to collect organisms from a sandy bottom. "Otter boards" help hold the mouth of the net open. ... The otter trawl is used to collect organisms from about 90 meters (50 fathoms/300 feet) as well as 9-18 m (5-10 fath/30-60 ft).
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departments.oxy.edu/tops/marinebio/organisms/PHottertra...
departments.oxy.edu/tops/marinebio/organisms/PHottertrawl.htm
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Otter Trawlin ... After a period of towing, the trawl is winched up beside the vessel. In a side trawling operation the cod-end is raised and suspended over the vessel. The cod-end is untied, and the catch released onto the vessel's decks, where the fish are bled, gutted and stored in the hold.
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www.stfx.ca/research/gbayesp/trawling.htm
www.stfx.ca/research/gbayesp/trawling.htm
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Environmental Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 ... Strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ... Coasts and marine...
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www.environment.gov.au/coasts/fisheries/qld/eco-trawl/i...
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/fisheries/qld/eco-trawl/index.html
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