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		<fi:Editor>Crespi, V.; Gentile, A.; Bergamini, N.</fi:Editor>
		<dcterms:Created>2001-01-01</dcterms:Created>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Fishing Gear Types</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Types d’engin de pêche</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Tipos de red de pesca</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ar">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="zh">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="ru">Fishing Technology Service (FIIT)</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)</dc:Title>
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<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Fishing Gear types</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Types d’engin de pêche</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Tipos de red de pesca</dc:Title>
<ags:CreatorCorporate xml:lang="en">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN)</ags:CreatorCorporate>
<fi:Series xml:lang="en">Technology Fact Sheets</fi:Series>
<dc:Identifier>GEARTYPE_CP</dc:Identifier>
<dc:Publisher>FAO</dc:Publisher>
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			<dcterms:Created>2001-09-13</dcterms:Created>
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<fi:FigisID Type="Observation">156172</fi:FigisID>
			<fi:FigisID>318</fi:FigisID>
			<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Spears</dc:Title>
			<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Harpons; Tridents</dc:Title>
			<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Fisgas, tridentes</dc:Title>
			<fi:ISSCFGCode Type="Num">10.5.0</fi:ISSCFGCode>
			<fi:ISSCFGCode Type="3-alpha">SPE</fi:ISSCFGCode>
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		<fi:Overview>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[The fishing spear in its simplest form is the fisherman's most primitive gear is known from prehistoric times. Like the hunter's spear it was developed to satisfy the need to extend the range and reach of the human arm. Spears range from the simple pointed hardwood stick to the more complicated many-pronged spears. This gear has no importance in commercial fishing.]]></fi:Text>
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		<fi:VesseltypeOverview>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[Spears can be used from the shore, from a boat or directly in water (diving).]]></fi:Text>
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			<fi:Text><![CDATA[Today, objects of spearing in commercial fisheries in inland waters and off the coasts are primarily larger and more valuable fish like ]]></fi:Text>
			<fi:FIGISSearch Domain="species" Keyword="name">salmon</fi:FIGISSearch>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[, ]]></fi:Text>
			<fi:FIGISSearch Domain="species" Keyword="name">tuna</fi:FIGISSearch>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[, ]]></fi:Text>
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<fi:FigisID MetaID="31005">2503</fi:FigisID>
<dc:Title xml:lang="en">Swordfish</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="fr">Espadon</dc:Title>
<dc:Title xml:lang="es">Pez espada</dc:Title>
<fi:ForeignID Code="Xiphias gladius" CodeSystem="scientific_name"/>
<fi:ForeignID Code="SWO" CodeSystem="fao3alpha"/>
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			</fi:SpeciesList>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[, ]]></fi:Text>
			<fi:FIGISSearch Domain="species" Keyword="name">sharks</fi:FIGISSearch>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[ and ]]></fi:Text>
			<fi:FIGISSearch Domain="species" Keyword="name">eels</fi:FIGISSearch>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[. Spears are also used to catch slow-moving ]]></fi:Text>
			<fi:FIGISSearch Domain="species" Keyword="name">octopus</fi:FIGISSearch>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[, sea cucumbers and sessile sponges.]]></fi:Text>
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		<fi:WaterAreaOverview>
			<fi:Text><![CDATA[Coastal sea and inland waters all around the world.]]></fi:Text>
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			<fi:Text><![CDATA[Spears are mainly used in shallow waters.]]></fi:Text>
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					<fi:Text><![CDATA[Low environmental impact.]]></fi:Text>
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