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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. -
Pots and Traps - Velvet Crab
Traps or creels, used for velvet crab are similar to those used for lobster. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Pelagic Pair Trawl
A trawl towed in mid-water between two vessels to target pelagic fish. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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). -
Beam Trawl - Shrimp beam trawl
The shrimp beam trawl is used to target brown shrimp and is often used in shallow water. -
Bag net
A bag net is an environmental method of targeting fish that are close inshore.