The bait used may be natural or artificial. For fishing in deep waters the lines are usually operated using reels. Handlines may be used with or without a pole or rod. Hand lines and pole lines (hand operated) (LHP) Hooks and lines are gears where the fish is attracted by a natural or artificial bait (lures) placed on a hook fixed to the end of a line or snood, on which they get caught. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. The catch may be transferred to the boat by a conveyor belt device or by a suction pump. Mechanised dredges including suction dredges (HMD)Ī gear that digs molluscs out of the bottom by means of powerful underwater jets. It is operated by hand in shallow waters, from the shore or from a boat.

Hand dredges used on board a vessel (DRH)Ī small, light dredge consisting of a mouth frame attached to a holding bag constructed of metal rings or meshes.

Boat dredges are principally of two variants: dredges that scrape the surface of the bottom and dredges that penetrate the sea bottom to a depth of 30 cm or more. A gear consisting of a mouth frame to which a holding bag constructed of metal rings or meshes is attached.

Dredging fishing definition