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  • Hand lines

    Fishing using a rod or hand held lines as a commercial venture in a similar manner to recreation angling. 
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  • 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.
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  • Pair Seine

    In this fishing method a net similar to a demersal trawl is towed by two boats simultaneously.
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  • Gill Nets

    A gill net is a single wall of netting anchored on the seabed to catch fish that swim into it.
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  • Pole and Line

    This is a basic rod and line fishery using barbless hooks and live bait.
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  • Multi Rig - Quad rig

    A method of towing four otter trawls side by side.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Demersal Trawl - General

    A demersal trawl is a cone shaped net that is towed on the seabed to target demersal fish species.
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  • 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.
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