Instrument: Flounder Trap

Acronym:

Flounder Trap

External Identifier:

» skos:broadMatch http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/63/

Description

Based on an historical design used previously in the Gulf of Maine to target Winter Flounder, this experimental trap is a converted lobster trap fitted with a standard crab hoop acting as one long entrance. The crab hoop measures 8 inches across and 2 1/2 inches in height and it was hoped that this hoop would allow flatfish, crabs and some finfish to enter while excluding most lobsters. These traps were built by Kelo Pinkham and Jim Lowe, from Boothbay, Maine. Collapsible square fish traps are also available commercially for eel, crawfish and flounder.

Datasets

Dataset Name	Brief Description
Bigelow Bight fish and lg inverts	Benthic habitat correlates of juvenile fish - large inverts & fish
HADES-M - AMPHIPOD COLLECTION	HADES-M - AMPHIPOD COLLECTION
HADES-M - FISH COLLECTION	HADES-M - FISH COLLECTION
HADES-M - OTHER MEGAFAUNA COLLECTION	HADES-M - OTHER MEGAFAUNA COLLECTION
HADES-M - ROCK COLLECTION	HADES-M - ROCK COLLECTION
HADES-M - SEDIMENT COLLECTION	HADES-M - SEDIMENT COLLECTION
HADES-M - WATER COLLECTION	HADES-M - WATER COLLECTION
winter flounder catch	Experimental winter flounder trap study, coastal Maine, 2005-2006: catch data

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Instrument: Flounder Trap