| Identifier: | Beam Trawl |
|---|---|
| Instrument / Gear: | Gear |
| Instrument Type: | Trawl Nets |
| Description: |
A type of bottom trawl that uses a wood or metal beam to hold the net open as it is towed along the sea floor. The beam holds open the mouth of the net so that no trawl doors are needed. Beam trawls are generally smaller than other types of bottom trawls. |
| Record Created: | January 30, 2018 8:24 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |
| Record Last Modified: | January 30, 2018 8:24 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |
Downtime Notice: Tuesday, December 2 @ 1:00pm Eastern. InPort and its associated services will be under maintenance and unavailable for the deployment of InPort Release 6.0.5.0.
Downtime Schedule
December 2, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern / 10:00am - 11:30am Pacific / 8:00am - 9:30am Hawaii
Impacted Areas
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