Bridles

Bridles connect the wings of a bottom trawl to the ground cables. The ground cables lead to the doors or otter boards. The doors are attached to the towing vessel via steel cables, referred to as wires or warps. Each net has two sets of bridles, one on each side.

Source

50 CFR § 648.2

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Scoping language

In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson Act and in 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings:

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