Tub-trawl,

Tub-trawl, with respect to the NE multispecies fishery, means gear designed to be set horizontally on the bottom, with an anchored mainline to which are attached three or more gangions and hooks. Tub-trawls are retrieved only by hand, not by mechanical means.

Source

50 CFR § 648.2


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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