Definition of Trawls. Meaning of Trawls. Synonyms of Trawls

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Definition of Trawls

Trawl
Trawl Trawl, v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. tr[^o]ter, to drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf. Troll, v. t.] To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
Trawl
Trawl Trawl, n. 1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. & Canada] 2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.

Meaning of Trawls from wikipedia

- domestic trawls, trawls where bycatch is not reported, began in the area that was formerly the sanctuary, anecdotal reports of "red bags," trawl bags with...
- of towing small trawls. However, in the closing years of that century a type of vessel emerged that was capable of towing a large trawl, in deeper waters...
- fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are...
- (PDF). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 78. Retrieved 18 October 2023. FAO Fisheries: Midwater Pair Trawls Midwater trawls...
- 3:1 (3 bycatch:1 shrimp) and 15:1 (15 bycatch:1 shrimp). Trawl nets in general, and shrimp trawls in particular, have been identified as sources of mortality...
- A manta trawl is a net system for sampling the surface of the ocean. It resembles a manta ray, with metal wings and a broad mouth. The net it pulls is...
- bottom trawling into benthic trawling and demersal trawling. Benthic trawling is towing a net at the very bottom of the ocean and demersal trawling is towing...
- catches of three to six times that from single trawls. Because of the increased efficiency of pair trawling, vessels are able to tow their gears in mid-water...
- technique of slowly dragging a lure or baited hook from a moving boat, whereas trawling describes the generally commercial act of dragging a fishing net. Early...
- I Trawl the Megahertz is an album originally released as a Paddy McAloon solo album in May 2003 on Liberty Records. It was later reissued in February...