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The closed end of a trawl net.
Fisheries — dictionary. Aardward. 2004.
codend
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codend lift — 1) the part of a trawl containing fish hauled on board in a single operation 2) the act of emptying the codend; usually involves several stages when the catch is large … Dictionary of ichthyology
codend gag — hauling leg (a wire rope extension of the halving becket joined to the lazy deckie (both q.v.). Also called bag becket leg, gagline and lazy deckie leg) … Dictionary of ichthyology
codend lashing — codline … Dictionary of ichthyology
trouser codend — double codend (two codends joined at the leading edge. Used on rough grounds to reduce the chance of total loss of a catch) … Dictionary of ichthyology
double codend — two codends joined at the leading edge. Used on rough grounds to reduce the chance of total loss of a catch … Dictionary of ichthyology
Fishing trawler — For other types of trawlers, see Trawler (disambiguation). The Irish RSW tank trawler Brendelen[1] in Skagen harbour A fishing trawler (also called a dragger) is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Traw … Wikipedia
drum — 1) a fixed net, similar to a fyke net (q.v.) except that there is only one funnel leading to the codend and there are usually two wings. The net is usually checked several times a day by pulling up the drum section of the trap and emptying the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
round strap — one of a series of ring shaped ropes encircling the codend or the strengthening bag of a trawl. Used to restrict stretching of the codend … Dictionary of ichthyology
strengthening bag — netting around and attached at intervals to the codend of a trawl. It serves to prevent bursting of a the full codend … Dictionary of ichthyology
Bottom trawling — The Celtic Explorer, a research vessel engaged in bottom trawling … Wikipedia
