Trawl definition

Trawl means a net in the form of an elongated bag with the mouth kept open by various means and fished by being towed or dragged on the bottom. “Roller frame trawl” means a trawl with all of the following features and specifications:
Trawl means a net, other than a haul seine, towed behind a boat.
Trawl means a net in the form of an elongated bag with the mouth kept open by various means and fished by being towed or dragged on the bottom.

Examples of Trawl in a sentence

  • Trawl fishery ............................................................................A.

  • Dredge.B. Trawl fishery ............................................................................B.

  • This ownership interest must be documented with the SFD via the Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form.

  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fall Midwater Trawl Monthly Abundance Index for Delta Smelt, at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/delta/data/fmwt/indices.asp, accessed August 2, 2018.

  • Gillnet.B. Trawl fishery ............................................................................B.


More Definitions of Trawl

Trawl means any fishing activity which involves dragging a net or line or other apparatus along the seabed.
Trawl means a large conical bag of netting to which are often attached wings of netting, which is towed in the water and captures fish by scooping rather than encircling them. The mouth of the bag is normally kept open laterally by 2 large boards, one on each side so rigged that they serve to spread the entire net, and these boards are secured to towing lines running to the vessel or vessels engaged in towing the net through the water.
Trawl means a demersal trawl, seine net or similar towed net.
Trawl means gear which is actively towed by one or more fishing vessels and consisting of a net having a cone- or pyramid-shaped body (as trawl body) closed at the back by a codend;
Trawl. ’ means a net in the form
Trawl means any net used for catching fish by dragging with one or more vessels.
Trawl means a type of fishing net, usually in the form of an elongated bag, with the mouth kept open by various means that captures aquatic life while being towed or dragged through the water by a vessel. [Eff 6/1/1998; am 10/18/2010] (Auth: HRS §187A-5) (Imp: HRS §187A-5)