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atarraya

English translation: casting net

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Spanish term or phrase:atarraya
English translation:casting net

20:36 Jan 14, 2009
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Spanish term or phrase: atarraya
atarraya
JOSE
casting net
Explanation:
A casting net is cxast. It has a radius of 5 to 9 feet.

A shore net is laid. It is up to 300m long and 2 m high.

http://www.nextag.com/casting-net/search-html
Casting Net –

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Casting net
a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Ca/Casting net.htm...
Definition: CASTING NET
1. A net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

Shore net,
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_reg/fr219/s37.h...
37. Coastal net
(1) A person licensed to use a coastal net shall not use the net if the total length of net used by the person is longer than 300 m, excluding the length of any attached haul lines.

http://www.jelf-justice.org/archives/contents/dugong1e.html
Fixed Shore Net and Gill Net Fishing Restrictions
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slothm
Local time: 17:11
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5 +3shore net
José J. Martínez
5casting net
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
shore net


Explanation:
Es la red o arte de pezca que sirve para agarrar peces cerca de la zona intertidial.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Como en esta bella foto: http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9981/atarrayaey6.jpg
10 mins
agree  Jairo Payan: Aunque me imagino que quisiste decir "pesca". Atarraya o chinchorro en otros países.
32 mins
agree  Yulia Saprykina
9 hrs
agree  David Brown: or "cast(ing) net"
10 hrs
disagree  slothm: I like to fish and be sure that an atarraya is not a shore net, as I also have shore nets which are not cast. An atarraya is always cast not laid.
2 days 5 hrs
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
casting net


Explanation:
A casting net is cxast. It has a radius of 5 to 9 feet.

A shore net is laid. It is up to 300m long and 2 m high.

http://www.nextag.com/casting-net/search-html
Casting Net –

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Casting net
a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Ca/Casting net.htm...
Definition: CASTING NET
1. A net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

Shore net,
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nt/consol_reg/fr219/s37.h...
37. Coastal net
(1) A person licensed to use a coastal net shall not use the net if the total length of net used by the person is longer than 300 m, excluding the length of any attached haul lines.

http://www.jelf-justice.org/archives/contents/dugong1e.html
Fixed Shore Net and Gill Net Fishing Restrictions


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