New here: Strange questions about bottom trawling

[JP869]

Hi everyone,

I have some what might seem to be strange questions about trawling. If anyone can help me answer these I will be highly appreciative.

1. How long do bottom trawlers in Australia spend trawling at any one time?
2. Off which areas/coasts of Australia does bottom trawling occur?
3. What is done to rare fish (bycatch?), and is it purchasable? (dead)

Thanks to anyone that can offer help.

 

[BruceK]

JP, the forum name might be misleading you. Someone may know something and respond, but our "trawlers" are recreational pleasure boats, some of which look "trawlerish".

 

[menzies]

Google "trolling" instead my friend!

 

[gaston]

Hi everyone,

I have some what might seem to be strange questions about trawling. If anyone can help me answer these I will be highly appreciative.

1. How long do bottom trawlers in Australia spend trawling at any one time? 1 to 3 days
2. Off which areas/coasts of Australia does bottom trawling occur? Its possible to catch fish out of any city/town on the Australian coast .
3. What is done to rare fish (bycatch?), and is it purchasable? (dead) Pretend they don't exist and dump them back dead

Thanks to anyone that can offer help.

Q:: Why do you ask ?

 

[Lou_tribal]

Welcome aboard even if you may not be where you expect
Usually our trawlers are not bottom trawlers or we may be in trouble. About rare fish, the only one I caught I married her and she is not for sale

L.

 

[Shrew]

Q:: Why do you ask ?

I'll second that question. This sounds like an 'environmentalist' trolling for information for propaganda.

There was one on the sister-site "Cruisers Forum" recently trying to build a case for the carbon footprint impact of holding tanks.