Identifier: | Anchored Sinking Gillnet |
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Instrument / Gear: | Gear |
Instrument Type: | Gillnets |
Description: |
Anchored sinking gillnets are fixed to the ocean floor or at a set distance above (typically in the lower one-third of the water column), held in place by anchors or ballasts with enough weight to counteract the buoyancy of the floats used to hold the net up. |
Record Created: | January 30, 2018 8:31 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |
Record Last Modified: | January 30, 2018 8:31 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |