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  2. Bottom fishing - Wikipedia

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    A common rig for bottom fishing is a weighted tackle called sinker, which is tied to the end of the fishing line, and a baited hook about an inch up line from the weight. . Sometimes the sinker can be replaced by a cage- or keg-like feeder which contains and releases groundbait to better attract

  3. Bottom trawling - Wikipedia

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    Bottom trawling is trawling (towing a trawl, which is a fishing net) along the seafloor. It is also referred to as "dragging". It is also referred to as "dragging". The scientific community divides bottom trawling into benthic trawling and demersal trawling.

  4. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    Inhabitants of the demersal zone feed off the bottom or off other demersal fish. See also pelagic zone. Demersal fishfish that live in the demersal zone. Examples are cod, flounder and snapper. Compared to pelagic fish, demersal fish contain little oil. See also bottom feeder. Demersal trawling – trawling on or near the bottom of a sea ...

  5. Fishing techniques - Wikipedia

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    Bottom fishing - is fishing the bottom of a body of water. In the United Kingdom it is called "ledgering". A common rig for fishing on the bottom is a weight tied to the end of the line, with a hook about an inch up line from the weight. The method can be used both with hand lines and rods.

  6. Angling - Wikipedia

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    Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called "fish-on"), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the fishing rod back to further deepen the hook anchorage (i.e. "setting the hook") and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the ...

  7. Benthic zone - Wikipedia

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    Organisms here, known as bottom dwellers, generally live in close relationship with the substrate and many are permanently attached to the bottom. The benthic boundary layer , which includes the bottom layer of water and the uppermost layer of sediment directly influenced by the overlying water, is an integral part of the benthic zone, as it ...

  8. Shoaling and schooling - Wikipedia

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    In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner, they are schooling. [1] In common usage, the terms are sometimes used rather loosely. [1] About one quarter of fish species shoal all their lives, and about one half shoal for part of ...

  9. Unsustainable fishing methods - Wikipedia

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    Commercial fishing showing the abundance of fish species caught using a trawling method. Unsustainable fishing methods refers to the use of various fishing methods to capture or harvest fish at a rate that is unsustainable for fish populations. [1] These methods facilitate destructive fishing practices that damage ocean ecosystems, resulting in ...