A list of the gear and their acronyms is provided below:
DRB |
= |
Boat dredges |
DRH |
= |
Hand dredges |
FAD* |
= |
Fish aggregation device |
FPN |
= |
Stationary uncovered pound nets |
FPO |
= |
Pots |
FYK |
= |
Fyke nets |
GNC |
= |
Encircling gillnets |
GND |
= |
Driftnets |
GNS |
= |
Set gillnets (anchored) |
GTN |
= |
Combined gillnets-trammel nets |
GTR |
= |
Trammel nets |
HAR |
= |
Harpoons |
HMD |
= |
Mechanised dredges including suction dredges |
LA |
= |
Lampara nets |
LHM |
= |
Handlines and pole-lines (mechanised) |
LHP |
= |
Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated) |
LLD |
= |
Drifting longlines |
LLS |
= |
Set longlines |
LNB |
= |
Boat-operated lift nets |
LNS |
= |
Shore-operated stationary lift nets |
LTL |
= |
Troll lines |
MIS |
= |
Miscellaneous Gear |
NO |
= |
NO GEAR |
OTB |
= |
Bottom otter trawl |
OTM |
= |
Midwater otter trawl |
OTT |
= |
Otter twin trawl |
PS |
= |
Purse seines |
PTB |
= |
Bottom pair trawl |
PTM |
= |
Pelagic pair trawl |
SB |
= |
Beach seines |
SDN |
= |
Danish seines |
SPR |
= |
Pair seines |
SSC |
= |
Scottish seines |
SV |
= |
Beach and boat seines |
TBB |
= |
Beam trawl |
* FAD (Fish aggregation device) is included in this list to identify vessels / fleet segments using this technique.