Pelagic trawl

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Pelagic trawling is the use of a cone-shaped net behind a boat to catch large schools of small fishes such as anchovies and shrimp. In addition, the bottom trawlers target bottom-living fishes such as the cod, halibut, and Pacific rockfish.

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