trawl net

• Grand filet de pêche en forme de cône ou d'entonnoir que l'on remorque derrière un bateau pour capturer massivement du poisson, couramment utilisé en pêche commerciale. Peut aussi désigner un filet fixe ou dérivant de forme similaire utilisé pour la pêche de fond ou en eaux libres.

A large, cone-shaped fishing net that is dragged through the water behind a boat to catch fish in bulk, often used in commercial fishing.

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   A large, cone-shaped net that is dragged through the water behind a boat to catch fish.

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   • The fishermen deployed the trawl net at dawn.
   • Trawl nets can catch large quantities of fish in one haul.
   • Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of trawl nets on the ocean floor.