In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.Ī seine net designed for pair fishing, where two boats operate the net in pair. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.Ī seine operated from a boat in the open sea, composed of a bunt (bag or lose netting) and long wings often lengthened with long towing ropes or warps. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.Ī seine operated from land, generally used in shallow waters, near the shore the bottom and surface act as natural barriers which prevent the fish from escaping from the area enclosed by the net. Pole-lines can also be mechanized, with the pole movement being entirely automatic. They are generally used on medium size vessels, but they may also be used on relatively small boats. Handlines can be worked mechanically, using powered reels or drum. Hand lines and pole lines (mechanised) (LHM) This gear type includes the jigging lines, operated by hand and used on small boats. The bait used may be natural or artificial. For fishing in deep waters the lines are usually operated using reels. Handlines may be used with or without a pole or rod. Hand lines and pole lines (hand operated) (LHP) Hooks and lines are gears where the fish is attracted by a natural or artificial bait (lures) placed on a hook fixed to the end of a line or snood, on which they get caught. The catch may be transferred to the boat by a conveyor belt device or by a suction pump. Mechanised dredges including suction dredges (HMD)Ī gear that digs molluscs out of the bottom by means of powerful underwater jets.

It is operated by hand in shallow waters, from the shore or from a boat.

Hand dredges used on board a vessel (DRH)Ī small, light dredge consisting of a mouth frame attached to a holding bag constructed of metal rings or meshes. Boat dredges are principally of two variants: dredges that scrape the surface of the bottom and dredges that penetrate the sea bottom to a depth of 30 cm or more. A gear consisting of a mouth frame to which a holding bag constructed of metal rings or meshes is attached.

Defination of dredge