Fishing and Gear Technology

Unit 11 - Trawl fishing gear and operation

11.5.Arrangement of trawl gear for side trawling
The towing warps from the vessel is connected to the brackets f the doors with g link so that it can be easily engaged and disengaged. The net is connected to the otter doors through a short chain and ground cables. The end of ground cable passes through the Kelloy’s eye and is connected to a stopper. The end of the stopper is connected to the ground cable and is small enough to fit into the eye of the figure of 8 link and transmits the pull from the door to the ground cable. The section of the stopper that is forward to the eye is fastened to a wire or chain known as the independent wire. Quarter ropes are fitted to the trawl net and is connected to the ground rope at the point where the wings merge into the body of the net. They then pass around the outside of the net and through the rings attached to the headline. These ropes are used in bringing the net aboard the vessel.