No fish left behind.... Super trawlers like the Margiris kill more than just fish – dolphins, seals, sea birds are at risk. FV Margiris, is the worlds second largest fishing boat. It is a 9,500 GT super trawler and factory ship. A fishing trawler, also known as a dragger, is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth. A trawler may also operate two or more trawl nets simultaneously (double-rig and multi-rig). There are many variants of trawling gear. They vary according to local traditions, bottom conditions, and how large and powerful the trawling boats are. A trawling boat can be a small open boat with only 30 horsepower or a large factory ship with 10,000 horsepower. Trawl variants include beam trawls, large-opening midwater trawls, and large bottom trawls, such as rock hoppers that are rigged with heavy rubber wheels that let the net crawl over rocky bottom. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_trawler
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:39:15 +0000
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