1
: a boat used in trawling
2
: a person who fishes by trawling
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Gangs target food, fuel industries In Florida, shrimp industry ‘on the verge of collapse' years after Ian
🔵In September 2022, Hurricane Ian grounded dozens of gigantic shrimp trawlers and knocked vital shrimp docks out of commission at Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
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John Riley, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Every year, ocean trawlers fishing primarily for pollock catch, kill, and discard about 141 million pounds of salmon, halibut, and other species, an extraordinarily wasteful practice that Indigenous people and other groups in Alaska have been rallying against.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
Working in greater numbers and capable of reaching shallower waters, trawlers operated cheaply by Tanmen and other militias sometimes prove more efficient than larger, more professional resupply vessels.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2015
The other appears to have been against the MV Willie Joe trawler, but that case was settled in 2022.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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John Riley, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Every year, ocean trawlers fishing primarily for pollock catch, kill, and discard about 141 million pounds of salmon, halibut, and other species, an extraordinarily wasteful practice that Indigenous people and other groups in Alaska have been rallying against.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
Working in greater numbers and capable of reaching shallower waters, trawlers operated cheaply by Tanmen and other militias sometimes prove more efficient than larger, more professional resupply vessels.
—Andrew S. Erickson, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2015
The other appears to have been against the MV Willie Joe trawler, but that case was settled in 2022.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 5 June 2024
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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