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Bottom trawling

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Boats use big nets to catch fish.

FMIB 36645 Otter trawl.jpeg
FMIB 36645 Otter trawl.jpeg
These nets drag along the sea floor. They can catch shrimp and fish. This helps us get food to eat. It can also change the sea floor. Do you like eating fish?

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File:RV Celtic Explorer, Galway Bay, Ireland.jpg
RV Celtic Explorer, Galway Bay, Ireland.jpg
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Pino Ladra 29.jpg
File:FMIB 36645 Otter trawl.jpeg
FMIB 36645 Otter trawl.jpeg
File:Pelagisches Schleppnetz.jpg
Pelagisches Schleppnetz.jpg
Lake Michigan Bottom Trawl Debris.webm
File:Louisiana trawling landsat cropped.jpg
Louisiana trawling landsat cropped.jpg
File:Results of trawling.png
Results of trawling.png
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