Beam Trawls of the North Sea. Share full article. From The Gentleman's Magazine. Dec. 4, 1898; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 4, 1898 ...

Traditional beam trawls, on the other hand, are fitted with heavy "tickler chains" – horizontal chains strung across the mouth of the trawl – designed to "dig" fish like Dover sole out of the ...

A beam trawl with tickler chains. Michel Kaiser, Author provided. Dispensing with the chains means that the gear is lighter, creates less disruption of the seabed, and substantially reduces the ...

While many people may be interested in the sustainability and welfare of the fish they eat, or the health of the environment, fewer probably worry about the effect that trawl fishing – which accounts ...

Beam trawls are also associated with high amounts of bycatch – unwanted fish and other organisms – although the industry and researchers are working on ways to reduce this.

THREE fully illustrated accounts of various Philippine fisheries are published in the July number of the Philippine Journal of Science, No. 3, vol. 48, 1932: “The Japanese Beam Trawl used in ...

It has now become almost impossible to keep track of all the startling discoveries made even in my own narrow fields of interest, given the lack of ready access to ...

The Shrimp Pilot Program permit will allow a participant in possession of a Maryland Unlimited Tidal Fish License or Unlimited Finfish Harvester License to use a 16-foot beam trawl that meets the ...

COMMERCIAL beam trawl fishers who were hard hit by flood damage to the Burnett River will now be able to access additional fishing areas as part of a new government trial.