trawls
Drags the bottom
Trawls are large fishing nets dragged along the sea bottom or through the water to catch fish in quantity.
A trawl can also be the act of trawling or the boat that does it.
The verb means to fish this way, and by extension, to search methodically through something: Police trawled through hours of surveillance footage.
To trawl for something is to seek it out systematically: recruiters trawling for talent.
Non-target species caught accidentally
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- shrimpingHarvesting small decapod crustaceans
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
oyster · lobster · groundfish · cod · haddock · prawns · squid · sustainable
Interlocking open weave
- bridleEquine control harness
- warpsBends from original shape
- dragnetUnderwater haul net
- shrimp netMesh for catching prawns
gillnet · pelagic · netting · dragging · tow · groundfish · outrigger · floats
Lowest point or underside
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- benthicOf the sea bottom
habitat destruction · mud · sand · gravel · ecosystem · dredging · environmental impact · reef
Ship that processes seafood
- outriggerBoat-balancing lateral float
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- deckShip's flat surface
- wheelhouseOne's area of expertise
sonar · fish finder · navigation · crew · captain · port · harbor · fleet
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- rakingDragging tines across ground
- huntingPursuing wild game
gathering · collecting · sweeping · canvassing · investigating · surveying · exploring · examining
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
scallop · oyster · lobster · groundfish · cod · haddock · prawns · squid · sustainable · quota
mesh
Interlocking open weave
shrimp net · gillnet · pelagic · netting · dragging · tow · groundfish · outrigger · floats · weights
bottom
Lowest point or underside
- seafloorOcean's solid base
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
benthic · habitat destruction · mud · sand · gravel · ecosystem · dredging · environmental impact · reef
factory ship
Ship that processes seafood
wheelhouse · sonar · fish finder · navigation · crew · captain · port · harbor · fleet · fishing grounds
scouring
Vigorous abrasive cleaning
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- rakingDragging tines across ground
hunting · gathering · collecting · sweeping · canvassing · investigating · surveying · exploring · examining · probing
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- fishing trawlerNet-dragging commercial vessel
- bottom trawlingSeafloor net fishing
- shrimp trawlingNet-dragging for prawns
- trawl netCone-shaped fishing mesh