Fish Trawling In Louisiana Inshore Waters

Supan, John; Bankston, David

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Fish Trawling In Louisiana Inshore Waters

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1988
By Supan, John ; Bankston, David

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Supan, John ; Bankston, David
Corporate Authors:

Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

LSU (Louisiana Sea Grant)
Description:

This publication describes a trawling project conducted in Louisiana coastal waters. Its purpose was to experiment with different mesh sizes and trawl designs and compare their efficiency with the trawl developed by a New Orleans fisherman for use in southeast Louisiana. Descriptions are given of the vessel used, the gear required, and the methods employed in fishing; trawl diagrams are provided. Tables summarize the results of each of twelve trial tows.
Keywords:

Trawls and trawling
Sea Grant Document Number:

LSU-T-88-001
Document Type:

Technical Report
Place as Subject:

Louisiana
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
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urn:sha256:bc8601044f0672f4d045c4417eafb8f8757dd2e4fa6f31408387ecd7d5a57283
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40272/noaa_40272_DS1.pdf
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