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  2. Almadraba - Wikipedia

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    Almadraba (a Spanish word coming from Andalusian Arabic: المَضْرَٰبَة, romanized: al-maḍraba, lit. 'the place to strike'; in Portuguese: almadrava) is an elaborate and ancient technique for trapping and catching Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).

  3. Glossary of fishery terms - Wikipedia

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    Bioacoustics – in underwater acoustics and fisheries acoustics this term is used to mean the effect of plants and animals on sound propagated underwater, usually in reference to the use of sonar technology for biomass estimation; Bimodal – a bimodal distribution is a distribution with two different modes which appear as distinct peaks. An ...

  4. Gully - Wikipedia

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    A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or commonly a combination of both eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodible material, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces.

  5. What is a ‘fae trap’? Everything to know about the mystical ...

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    Search the term #faetrap on TikTok and you'll wind up with thousands of results. In fact, videos tagged with the catchphrase have already drawn more than 25.6 million views.

  6. Fish trap - Wikipedia

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    The trap can either be collapsible or rigid, and is easily placed at any depth since it needs no anchoring. Katiska are commonly used in hobby fishing, since they catch only a small number of fish. The photo shows a fisherman checking a katiska. Lobster pot: A lobster pot is a portable trap used to trap lobsters or crayfish. An opening permits ...

  7. Check dam - Wikipedia

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    Log dam in a gully, circa 1935, Missouri, US Log dam in Adawro river, Ethiopia. Check dams are made of a variety of materials. Because they are typically used as temporary structures, they are often made of cheap and accessible materials such as rocks, gravel, logs, hay bales, and sandbags.

  8. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    In plumbing, a trap is a U-shaped portion of pipe designed to trap liquid or gas to prevent unwanted flow; most notably sewer gases from entering buildings while allowing waste materials to pass through. In oil refineries, traps are used to prevent hydrocarbons and other dangerous gases and chemical fumes from escaping through drains.

  9. Fishing weir - Wikipedia

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    Weir-type fish trap A tidal fish corral in Manila Bay, Philippines (c. 1940s). A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth [1] or kiddle [2] is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of, or trap fish.