Trawler in Fog is a photograph by Marty Saccone which was uploaded on October 5th, 2013.
Trawler in Fog
This foggy coastal scenic of a fishing trawler is pictured working on Johnson Bay in Lubec, Maine.... more
Title
Trawler in Fog
Artist
Marty Saccone
Medium
Photograph - Fine Photography
Description
This foggy coastal scenic of a fishing trawler is pictured working on Johnson Bay in Lubec, Maine.
A fishing trawler (also called a dragger) is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth.
There are many variants of trawling gear. They vary according to local traditions, bottom conditions, and how large and powerful the trawling boats are. A trawling boat can be a small open boat with only 30 horsepower or a large factory ship with 10,000 horsepower. Trawl variants include beam trawls, large-opening midwater trawls, and large bottom trawls, such as "rock hoppers" that are rigged with heavy rubber wheels that let the net crawl over rocky bottom.
Uploaded
October 5th, 2013