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  2. Fishing vessel - Wikipedia

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    Fishing vessel. A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish and other valuable nektonic aquatic animals (e.g. shrimps / prawns, krills, coleoids, etc.) in the sea, lake or river. Humans have used different kinds of surface vessels in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing .

  3. State-of-the-art fish cleaning stations open for Ohio ... - AOL

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    The stations, funded at about $500,000 each, are located at Mazurik Access Area near Marblehead, Huron River Boat Access and Avon Lake Boat Launch. State-of-the-art fish cleaning stations open for ...

  4. Boats of the Mackenzie River watershed - Wikipedia

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    image name launched notes Adanac: Schooner operating out of Aklavik in the Mackenzie Delta c. 1940. It was an Anglican mission boat and was for sale in 1945. Aggie May: 1956: Steel-hulled fish packer (17 m (55 ft) long, 4.3 m (14 ft) wide, 2.1 m (7 ft) draft, two 95 hp (71 kW) engines) owned by Menzies Fisheries on Great Slave Lake 1961–1967.

  5. Cleaning station - Wikipedia

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    Cleaning stations may be associated with coral reefs, located either on top of a coral head or in a slot between two outcroppings. Other cleaning stations may be located under large clumps of floating seaweed or at an accepted point in a river or lagoon. Cleaning stations are an exhibition of mutualism . Cleaner fish also obviously impact ...

  6. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle. The capstan and the anchor windlass on the deck below that it drives.

  7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    A AAW An acronym for anti-aircraft warfare. aback (of a sail) Filled by the wind on the opposite side to the one normally used to move the vessel forward.On a square-rigged ship, any of the square sails can be braced round to be aback, the purpose of which may be to reduce speed (such as when a ship-of-the-line is keeping station with others), to heave to, or to assist moving the ship's head ...

  8. Trawling - Wikipedia

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    Trawling is an industrial method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net, that is heavily weighted to keep it on the seafloor, through the water behind one or more boats. The net used for trawling is called a trawl. This principle requires netting bags which are towed through water to catch different species of fishes or sometimes ...

  9. Maneuvering thruster - Wikipedia

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    Maneuvering thruster. Manoeuvering thrusters ( bow thrusters and stern thrusters) are transversal propulsion devices built into or mounted to either the bow or stern (front or back, respectively) of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow the captain to turn the vessel to port or ...

  10. 20 Bucket List Seafood Shacks Across America - AOL

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    The Wreck of Richard and Charlene. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. What to order: Award-winning fried shrimp. The Wreck of Richard and Charlene — named after a North Atlantic-style trawler ...

  11. Outboard Marine Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Defunct. Headquarters. Waukegan, Illinois. , United States. Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC) was a maker of Evinrude, Johnson and Gale Outboard Motors, and many different brands of boats. It was a multibillion-dollar Fortune 500 corporation. [1] Evinrude began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907. OMC was based in Waukegan, Illinois. [2]