drift of fish

drift of fish
a concentration of cod (Newfoundland)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • drift´-net´ter — drift net «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift-net — «DRIHFT NEHT», intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to fish with a drift net: »Danish and Faroese fishermen drift netting off western Greenland... (London Times). –drift´ net´ter, noun. drift net …   Useful english dictionary

  • drift food — fish washed up on shore, e.g. capelin (Mallotus villosus) and cod (Gadus morhua) in Iceland where they drift fish rights (q.v.) existed …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • drift fish — drift food …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • drift net — drift ,net noun count a very large net for catching fish that hangs upright in the sea …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • drift net — noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun : a large net that is arranged to drift with the tide or current and that is either buoyed up by floats or attached to a drift… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fish migration — Many species of salmon are anadromous and migrate long distances up rivers and streams to spawn. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres… …   Wikipedia

  • Fish hook — Fishhook redirects here. For other uses, see Fishhook (disambiguation). Anatomy of a fish hook A fish hook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely, by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been… …   Wikipedia

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