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Bag net
A bag net is an environmental method of targeting fish that are close inshore. -
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. -
Beam Trawl - Chain Mat Gear
This beam trawl is similar to other beam trawls in that it is held open by a steel bar with shoes on each end. -
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. -
Beam Trawl - Shrimp beam trawl
The shrimp beam trawl is used to target brown shrimp and is often used in shallow water. -
Beam Trawl - Sumwing
In this fishing method of beam trawling, the beam is replaced with 'wing' style of beam without any beam shoes at the ends. -
Demersal Trawl - General
A demersal trawl is a cone shaped net that is towed on the seabed to target demersal fish species. -
Demersal Trawl - Nephrops hopper trawl
A nephrops trawl is designed and rigged to be towed over rough seabeds to target nephrops. -
Demersal Trawl - Nephrops trawl
A low demersal trawl towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors) designed to target nephrops. -
Demersal Trawl - Rockhopper trawl
The rockhopper, or hopper trawl, is a trawl that is towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors). -
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). -
Demersal Trawl - Sole Trawl
A trawl towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors) designed and rigged to target Dover sole. -
DRB - Scallop Dredge
A scallop dredge is a rigid structure with a chain mail collecting bag, towed on the seabed to target king scallops. -
Drift Nets
This type of gill net is suspended in the water, usually just below the surface, but can be worked anywhere to target pelagic species. -
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. -
Gill Nets
A gill net is a single wall of netting anchored on the seabed to catch fish that swim into it. -
Hand lines
Fishing using a rod or hand held lines as a commercial venture in a similar manner to recreation angling. -
Jigging
Jigging is a method of fishing. Hooks are attached to artificial lures to attract and capture 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. -
Long line
Long lining can be used to target both pelagic and demersal fish. -
Multi Rig - Quad rig
A method of towing four otter trawls side by side. -
Multi Rig Trawl - Nephrops triple rig
In this rig three trawls are towed side by side using four trawl warps. -
Multi Rig Trawl - Sole triple rig
This is a fishing method used by smaller vessels to target Dover sole. It involves towing three small trawl side by side. -
Out-rig Trawling
Out-rig trawling is a method of multi rig trawling where two small otter trawls with nets behind, are towed from the ends of outrigger derricks. -
Pair Seine
In this fishing method a net similar to a demersal trawl is towed by two boats simultaneously. -
Pair Trawl
In this fishing method a demersal trawl is towed by two boats simultaneously, one towing each side of the trawl. -
Pelagic Pair Trawl
A trawl towed in mid-water between two vessels to target pelagic fish. -
Pelagic Trawl
In this fishing method, the trawl is towed in mid-water by a vessel and is designed to catch pelagic fish. -
Pole and Line
This is a basic rod and line fishery using barbless hooks and live bait. -
Pots and Trap - Nephrops
Nephrops creels or prawn creels as they are generally called, are of the basic D creel design but lighter than that of a lobster or crab pot. -
Pots and Traps - Brown Crab
Two main shapes of trap are used to target brown crabs. -
Pots and Traps - Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish traps are usually larger than most other traps but of lightweight construction. -
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. -
Pots and Traps - Lobster
The D shaped creel with two entrances is the favoured trap by many lobster fishermen. -
Pots and Traps - Velvet Crab
Traps or creels, used for velvet crab are similar to those used for lobster. -
Pots and Traps - Whelks
Plastic drums with a netting entrance set on the seabed for targeting whelks. -
PS - Purse Seine
A purse seine is a large net used to surround a shoal of pelagic fish. -
Queen Scallop Dredge
A dredge used to target queen scallops are wider and higher than a traditional Newhaven scallop dredge. -
SDN - Anchor Seine
A net shot in the open sea using very long ropes to lay out the net and ropes on the seabed prior to hauling from a boat at anchor. -
Semi-Pelagic Trawl
A trawl towed on or very close to the seabed with the trawl doors swimming several metres off the seabed. -
Small Line
A fishing method is similar to longline fishing but adapted to suit the smaller inshore vessels. -
SSC - Scottish Seine
In the Scottish seine the gear is shot on the seabed in a rounded triangle shape with very long weighted ropes attached to each end of the net. -
Stake Net
A net with a long vertical wall of netting held up by a line of strong wooden poles erected upwards from the beach. -
Tangle Nets
A gill net design where the netting is hung onto the ropes to create a greater amount of slack netting. -
Trammel Nets
Fishing nets similar to a gill net but are made up of three layers of netting. -
Trolling
Trolling is a method of fishing where the boat tows a line or lines with one or more hooks with a natural bait or an artificial lure. -
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. -
Twin Rig Trawl - Nephrops
A method of towing two otter trawls side by side to target nephrops. -
Twin Rig Trawl - Sole twin rig
A fishing method used by smaller vessels to target Dover sole. It involves towing two small trawls side by side. -
Wreck Nets
Wreck nets are types of gill or trammel nets that have been rigged to shoot over wrecks or areas of hard ground on the seabed.