the bottom, from which the snoods (branchlines) hang at regular intervals and at
whose ends the baited hooks are located.
Except the “voracera,” the pots for common octopus and the mechanized dredges,
the rest of gears capture a variety of species, so the impact on the different taxonomic
groups is very different (Fig. 14.9). Nets and bottom longlines are the most used
fishing gears; almost 70% of the artisanal activity is carried out with these types of
Fig. 14.6 Different type of traps: (a) classical baited trap and (b) clay pots
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whose ends the baited hooks are located.
Except the “voracera,” the pots for common octopus and the mechanized dredges,
the rest of gears capture a variety of species, so the impact on the different taxonomic
groups is very different (Fig. 14.9). Nets and bottom longlines are the most used
fishing gears; almost 70% of the artisanal activity is carried out with these types of
Fig. 14.6 Different type of traps: (a) classical baited trap and (b) clay pots
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