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trawlable

trawlable

6.1
Where a large net can catch fish when dragged along the sea floor
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrɔːləbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pesquable
  • Fishermen prefer to target trawlable grounds during their expeditions due to the abundance of fish.

Examples

  • It is not known, therefore, whether the distribution of large shortrakers on shallow, trawlable bottom is typical of this species throughout its depth range.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Certain aspects of the ecology of many trawlable nekton assemblages or communities in the warmer Indo-West Pacific subregions have been published in detail.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The researchers studied the marine life in trawlable areas of the ocean to understand their behavior.

  • In the northern region, the seafloor is trawlable, supporting a diverse range of fish species.

Synonyms

fishable
vstrawlable
1 4.1

A body of water where people can catch fish

is limited to places suitable for net harvesting rather than general permission to fish

How Trawlable

trawlable
  • Specialized
6.1

Surface Forms

trawlable positive

Morphology

trawlable = trawl (transparent) = trawl + able

Direct adjectival formation from the verb 'trawl' (to fish with a trawl) with '-able' meaning 'able to be', yielding the literal sense.

Etymology

Trawlable comes from the word trawl, which means 'to drag a net along the sea floor' to catch fish, so trawlable describes waters or places where you can fish by dragging a net there.