fishing vessel
Boat for anglers
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish commercially.
The term appears in maritime law, regulations, and industry contexts where the formal designation matters: The fishing vessel was licensed for crab harvesting.
In everyday speech, people usually say fishing boat.
Net-dragging fishing boat
- seinerNet-deploying fishing vessel
- longlinerBoat using extended tackle
- gillnetterBoat using mesh panels
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
skiff · dragger · drifter · factory ship · cutter · schooner · junk · dhow
Drag net for fish
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- netFinal amount remaining
- harvestGathering mature crops
- landedCame to rest
bycatch · cod · salmon · tuna · shrimp · crab · lobster · haddock
Vehicles under unified command
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- captainOne who commands
licensing · sustainable · export · fishmonger · auction · refrigeration · processor · cannery
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
- seinerNet-deploying fishing vessel
- longlinerBoat using extended tackle
- gillnetterBoat using mesh panels
dory · skiff · dragger · drifter · factory ship · cutter · schooner · junk · dhow · coracle
trawl
Drag net for fish
landed · bycatch · cod · salmon · tuna · shrimp · crab · lobster · haddock · mackerel
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
captain · licensing · sustainable · export · fishmonger · auction · refrigeration · processor · cannery · harbor
net
Final amount remaining
winch · boom · outrigger · sonar · radar · hold · live well · bait tank · gaff · hauler
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
depth finder · autopilot · helm · rudder · wheelhouse · bridge · waypoint · bearing · course · nautical chart
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- harbordock, docks, pier, piers, wharf
- commercial fishingtrawlers, trawler, seiner, longliner, trawling
- tuna fishingalbacore, bigeye, bluefin, bluefin tuna, skipjack
- motorized boatsmotorboat, speedboat, tugboat, tug, patrol boat
- aquacultureaquaculture, salmon farming, shrimp farming, shrimp farms, hatcheries
fishing vesselwarship
Armed naval vessel
aircraft carrier · naval vessel · battleship · cargo ship · cruise ship
fishing vesselfish farm
Enclosure for cultivating aquatic animals
fish, fishing, vessel, fisherman, fishes, angling, fished, fishermen, angler