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.