Meaning Bottom trawling
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Bottom trawling


a fishing method which involves towing trawl nets along the sea floor
Source: marine-conservation.org

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Bottom trawling


A commercial fishing method which involves a trawler (fishing vessel) or numerous trawlers dragging a net or trawl through the water. Pulling the net close to the bottom (deep trawling) is designed to capture fish living on or near the seabed such as halibut, flounder, sole, cod and haddock. Pulling it higher in the water column (midwater trawling) [..]
Source: oceansfortomorrow.ca (offline)





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