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Pots and Traps - General
Pots and traps are generally rigid structures into which fish or shellfish are guided through funnels that make entry easy but escape difficult. -
Twin Rig Trawl - Mixed species twin rig
A fishing method using two trawls side by side to target a mix of bottom living species and demersal round fish. -
Jigging
Jigging is a method of fishing. Hooks are attached to artificial lures to attract and capture fish. -
Beam Trawl - Open gear
The beam trawl - open gear is designed to stimulate the fish out of the mud and over the footrope of the trawl. -
Demersal Trawl - Scraper net
A long low, demersal trawl towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors). -
PS - Purse Seine
A purse seine is a large net used to surround a shoal of pelagic fish. -
Long line
Long lining can be used to target both pelagic and demersal fish. -
Pelagic Pair Trawl
A trawl towed in mid-water between two vessels to target pelagic fish. -
LA Ring Net
A LA Ring Net is a long net that is shot to surround a shoal of pelagic fish with a ‘wall’ of netting. -
Beach Seine
A net shot by hand or from a small boat in a circular shape and drawn ashore by hand from both ends, which targets fish living close to the shoreline. -
Pelagic Trawl
In this fishing method, the trawl is towed in mid-water by a vessel and is designed to catch pelagic fish. -
Fyke Net
A fyke net is a type of fish trap and are generally operated in shallow coastal waters, such as estuaries and sheltered bays.