trawlermen
Commercial fishing crew
Trawlermen is the plural of trawlerman—a fisherman who works on a trawler, a boat that drags large nets along the sea floor or through open water to catch fish.
The term appears mainly in British English: The trawlermen set out before dawn.
The work is notoriously dangerous and physically demanding.
Northeast English fishing town
- HullNorthern English port city
- FleetwoodEnglish fishing port town
- AberdeenNortheast Scotland's largest city
- GloucesterCoastal city in Massachusetts
New Bedford · Reykjavik · Vigo · fish market · quayside · harbor · auction · landing
Cold-water food fish
- haddockEdible Atlantic groundfish
- plaiceEdible European flatfish
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- whitingPulverized chalk or seafood
pollock · herring · mackerel · prawns · shrimp · monkfish · halibut · flounder
Fixed assigned amount
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- fish stocksAvailable fish populations
maritime law · fishing rights · licensing · territorial waters · subsidies · closed seasons · marine conservation
Interlocking open weave
- headlineNews article title
- floatsRemains on surface
- bobbinsSmall spools for thread
- bridlesHorse steering apparatus
warps · mending · splicing · braiding · twine · nylon · rigging · hauling
Nausea from boat motion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- stormsViolent atmospheric disturbances
- squallsSudden violent windstorms
swells · fog · gales · exposure · sleep deprivation · danger money · lost at sea · capsizing
Ship's manual laborer
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
- matePartner or companion
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- winchmanCrew member operating lifting cable
cook · engineer · radio operator · greenhorn · old salt · shipmate · gaffer
Transporting heavy items
- guttingRemoving internal organs
- filletingCutting meat from bones
- icingSweet cake covering
- sortingArranging into sequence
grading · boxing · washing · winching · offloading · processing · pitching · scaling
Grimsby
Northeast English fishing town
- HullNorthern English port city
- FleetwoodEnglish fishing port town
- AberdeenNortheast Scotland's largest city
Gloucester · New Bedford · Reykjavik · Vigo · fish market · quayside · harbor · auction · landing
cod
Cold-water food fish
whiting · pollock · herring · mackerel · prawns · shrimp · monkfish · halibut · flounder · turbot
quota
Fixed assigned amount
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
fish stocks · maritime law · fishing rights · licensing · territorial waters · subsidies · closed seasons · marine conservation
mesh
Interlocking open weave
bridles · warps · mending · splicing · braiding · twine · nylon · rigging · hauling · shooting
seasickness
Nausea from boat motion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- stormsViolent atmospheric disturbances
squalls · swells · fog · gales · exposure · sleep deprivation · danger money · lost at sea · capsizing · man overboard
deckhand
Ship's manual laborer
winchman · cook · engineer · radio operator · greenhorn · old salt · shipmate · gaffer
hauling
Transporting heavy items
sorting · grading · boxing · washing · winching · offloading · processing · pitching · scaling
drifter
Aimless, rootless traveler
skiff · factory ship · mother ship · tender
trawlermenlandlubbers
Non-seafaring people, derisively
farmers · landsmen · inlanders · desert dwellers · office workers