![]() ![]() ![]() Global catch from bottom trawling has been estimated at over 30 million tonnes per year, an amount larger than any other fishing method. Bottom trawling can be carried out by one trawler or by two trawlers fishing cooperatively ( pair trawling). Trawling is done by a trawler, which can be a small open boat with only 30 hp (22 kW) or a large factory trawler with 10,000 hp (7,500 kW). ![]() Midwater trawling catches pelagic fish such as anchovies and mackerel, whereas bottom trawling targets both bottom-living fish ( groundfish) and semi-pelagic species such as cod, squid, shrimp, and rockfish. Bottom trawling can be contrasted with midwater trawling (also known as pelagic trawling), where a net is towed higher in the water column. Benthic trawling is towing a net at the very bottom of the ocean and demersal trawling is towing a net just above the benthic zone. The scientific community divides bottom trawling into benthic trawling and demersal trawling. Fishing method for fishing trawlers The Celtic Explorer, a research vessel engaged in bottom trawlingīottom trawling is trawling (towing a trawl, which is a fishing net) along the seafloor. ![]()
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