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Pots - sit on the bottom of the ocean bed. The bait inside
attracts the crab. A line is left attached to a buoy at the oceans
surface. The fishing vessels have large winches that are used to
pull the pots out of the ocean after a certain amount of hours.
 Hook
and Line may be either stationary which is known as long lining
or towed which is trolling. A long line reaches from the surface of
the ocean to the ocean bed. Long Lining up to 150 fathoms (450
feet), troll lines go to the ocean bed to 10 fathoms (30 feet).
 Fish
Nets - The main types are purse seine which encircle the fish, from
the surface to 10 fathoms (30 feet). Midwater trawl which is towed
behind the vessel that can catch fish from the surface to near the
bottom of the ocean bed. Bottom Trawl can either be towed or used to
encircle the fish near the ocean bed. Gill Nets are stationary, from
the surface to the ocean bed up to 50 fathoms (150 feet).
Locations
Harvesting methods are largely determined by the location of the
targeted species. Fish have three general locations.
Ocean Floor home of the shellfish crab, scallops, shrimp
to name a few.
Bottom Fish
(Demersal) fish that tend to live near the
ocean floor. Bottom fish include cod, pollock, halibut, flounder,
snapper, grouper, and haddock are a few.
Surface Fish (Pelagic) fish that tend to live near the
surface. Surface fish include salmon, swordfish, herring, shark,
tuna and squid.
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