| Main Components |
| Aquatic species |
| Target Species Rajidae (Skates, Rays) |
| Gear types: Bottom pair trawls |
Bottom pair trawls |
| Vessel types: Pair trawlers |
| In the wet-fish trawler the fish is kept in the hold in the fresh/"wet" condition. |
| Characteristics |
| Species EnvironmentBenthic rays occurring in all oceans, from Arctic to Antarctic waters and from shallow coastal shelfs to abyssal regions; rare in tropical shallow waters or near coral reefs; some species enter brackish waters. Feed on other benthic organisms. |
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