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Design and Operation of a Small Trawling Apparatus for Use with Dugout Canoes
Author(s) -
LopezRojas Hector,
Lundberg John G.,
Marsh Edie
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
north american journal of fisheries management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1548-8675
pISSN - 0275-5947
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1984)4<331:daooas>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - trawling , fishery , geography , fish <actinopterygii> , biology
This paper describes a light trawling apparatus fitted to a dugout canoe and provides an example of results of using this gear in the Orinoco River Delta, Venezuela. This simple, manually operated apparatus can be especially useful in basic survey work on bottom fishes in remote areas.