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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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  • Semi-Pelagic Trawl

    A trawl towed on or very close to the seabed with the trawl doors swimming several metres off the seabed. 
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  • Long line

    Long lining can be used to target both pelagic and demersal fish.
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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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  • 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.
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  • Pots and Traps - Lobster

    The D shaped creel with two entrances is the favoured trap by many lobster fishermen.
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  • Pots and Traps - Brown Crab

    Two main shapes of trap are used to target brown crabs.
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  • 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.
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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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  • Multi Rig - Quad rig

    A method of towing four otter trawls side by side.
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  • Twin Rig Trawl - Nephrops

    A method of towing two otter trawls side by side to target nephrops.
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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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