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Dredge (FGT_27)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: fgt_27.ttl

Name
dredge
Attribute
FGT Fishing Gear Type
Definition
Gear consist of a mouth frame to which a holding bag constructed of metal rings or meshes is attached and which is dragged along the bottom to catch shellfish.
Description
For operating dredges from vessels, derricks and winches are used to shoot and haul the dredges. Dredgers are medium to large vessels (to 50 metres long) and in general with powerful engines. Some larger dredgers are outrigger type with strong outrigger boom allowing the operation of two or more dredges at the same time. Hand dredges are handled without any specific equipment.
Accepted
2013-10-18
Allowed for

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.