Identifier: | New Bedford Sea Scallop Dredge |
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Instrument / Gear: | Gear |
Instrument Type: | Dredges |
Description: |
The New Bedford-type dredge is primarily used to harvest sea scallops. The forward edge of the New Bedford-type dredge uses a cutting bar to create turbulence that drives scallops from the sediment into the bag of the dredge. The bag is made of metal rings and drags on the seafloor. |
Record Created: | January 30, 2018 8:40 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |
Record Last Modified: | January 30, 2018 8:40 PM UTC by michael.chang@noaa.gov |