Fishing & Meat Production

Question 1

Pole

Answer 1

Catch fish one at a time. Lowest bycatch.

Question 2

Longline

Answer 2

Trail long line behind the boat. Baited hooks are attached to attract target fish. Can have a negative impacts on non-target fish, birds, and other organisms

Question 3

Gilnets

Answer 3

A wall/curtain of net hanging in the water. Size of fish caught depends on net meshing. High bycatch.

Question 4

Purse Seine

Answer 4

Used for dense schools of single-species fish (tuna, mackerel). Vertical (cylindrical) net surrounds fish, bottom is closed. Low bycatch

Question 5

Pots and traps

Answer 5

Made from wood, wire, or plastic. Used for crustacean capture (crabs, lobsters). Dropped on seabed for about 24 hours at a time.

Question 6

Dredging

Answer 6

Rigid structures towed along the seabed. A bar dislodges shellfish as it drags over the sediment (benthic zones).

Question 7

Pelagic Trawl

Answer 7

Cone shaped net closed at one end to trap fish. Pulled through midwaters
Acoustic technology used to determine fish location
High risk of bycatch if no preventative measures.

Question 8

Bottom Trawl

Answer 8

Cone shaped net closed at one end to trap fish. Can capture high volumes of fish. VERY high environmental impact on seabed. HIGH rates of bycatch.