Catching Marine Product
We use two methods of catching:
- Traditional Trawl Catching
Trawling is also known as dragging and it is the most widely used industrial fishing method. It involves towing a large net across the seabed (bottom trawling) or through the water (mid-water trawling) to catch fish that live there. Mid water trawling is more selective and does not damage the seabed.
- Net Catching
Nets are used to catch slower moving or bottom dwelling sea creatures such as crabs, and octopus. Traps are baited and set on the seafloor for a period of time. Before being retrieved. The method is generally very specific, through minor concern are ghost fishing (when a trap is lost but carries on fishing), and occasional entanglement of whales in trap lines.
Nearly all of the present-day harvest of marine products is made from fishing vessels and these vessels represent a variety of gear types and sizes.
- Purse Seines
- Long Lines
- Pole & Line
- Trolling
