lobster pot

Baited sea trap

A lobster pot is a cage-like trap used to catch lobsters, typically made of wooden slats or wire mesh with a funnel entrance that allows lobsters in but prevents escape.

Fishermen bait the pots and lower them to the ocean floor, marking their location with buoys: The harbor was cluttered with colorful buoys attached to lobster pots below.

fishing

fisherman

One who catches aquatic creatures

haul · gear · commercial · regulations · license · season · quota · bycatch · trawler · dory

trapping

creel

Angler's wicker container

  • buoyTethered nautical signal
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • baitLure for prey

cage · mesh · funnel · marker · float · rope · warp · bridle · parlor · kitchen

seafood

crab

Pincer-bearing shellfish

fresh · live · claws · tail · boil · feast · delicacy · spiny · crawfish

Categories
Opposites
fishing method/gear type

lobster potfishing net

Mesh device for catching

drift net · gill net · trawl net · dragnet · cast net

capture vs. release mechanism

lobster potescape hatch

Emergency exit opening

release mechanism · open water

Family

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Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G