单词 | bottom trawling |
释义 | > as lemmasbottom trawling bottom trawling n. the action or practice of fishing by dragging a net over or just above the bottom of a body of water, esp. the seabed. ΚΠ 1882 C. Wille Apparatus & how Used 42/2 in Norwegian North-Atlantic Exped., 1876–8 IV For catching fish, some increase in speed was presumed to be of advantage, and frequently tried as a wind-up to the bottom-trawling. 1912 Times 29 Oct. 7/5 Surface trawling is not a blindfold operation like bottom trawling, and is more easily controlled. 1960 Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gaz. 16 Jan. 8/5 The ½ inch type [of steel cable] serves for deep-see anchoring, bottom trawling, rock dredging and other heavy tasks. 2008 Women's Health Apr. 157/2 Coastal development, pollution, invasive species, and destructive fishing practices, such as bottom trawling, also wreak havoc on the ecosystem. < as lemmas |
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