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pescarias de emalhe (deriva ou fixo)

English translation: set or drift gill (or entangling) net fisheries

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Portuguese term or phrase:pescarias de emalhe (deriva ou fixo)
English translation:set or drift gill (or entangling) net fisheries
Entered by: Fatima Noronha

02:44 Oct 23, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / fishing instruments
Portuguese term or phrase: pescarias de emalhe (deriva ou fixo)
estas mesmas embarcações também são utilizadas nas pescarias de emalhe (deriva ou fixo), armadilha (covo), linha de mão e espinhel (superfície e fundo).
Nattalia Paterson
United States
Local time: 04:33
set or drift gill (or entangling) net fisheries
Explanation:
Gillnets and entangling nets are strings of single, double or triple netting walls, vertical, near by the surface, in midwater on on the bottom, in which fish will gill, entangle or enmesh.These nets can be used either alone or, as is more usual, in large numbers placed in line ('fleets' of nets). The gear can set, anchored to the bottom or left drifting, free or connected with the vessel.
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Fatima Noronha
Portugal
Local time: 10:33
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4 +1Drift or fixed net fishing business
suesimons
5set or drift gill (or entangling) net fisheries
Fatima Noronha
4drag net and fixed net fishing
Nick Taylor


  

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Drift or fixed net fishing business


Explanation:
My sug.

suesimons
Local time: 10:33
Native speaker of: English
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set or drift gill (or entangling) net fisheries


Explanation:
Gillnets and entangling nets are strings of single, double or triple netting walls, vertical, near by the surface, in midwater on on the bottom, in which fish will gill, entangle or enmesh.These nets can be used either alone or, as is more usual, in large numbers placed in line ('fleets' of nets). The gear can set, anchored to the bottom or left drifting, free or connected with the vessel.


Example sentence(s):
  • Gillnets and entangling nets (including set and drifting gillnets; trammel nets)

    Reference: http://www.fao.org/fishery/geartype/107/en
    Reference: http://www.fao.org/fishery/topic/1617/en
Fatima Noronha
Portugal
Local time: 10:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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drag net and fixed net fishing


Explanation:
drag net and fixed net fishing

Nick Taylor
Local time: 10:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
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