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Well-boat
A well-boat is a fishing vessel with a well or tank for the storage and transport of live fish. The term was first used in the 17th century. Before modern refrigeration methods, well-boats allowed for the delivery of live fish to port. Contemporary well-boats are used in the extensive aquaculture industry. These vessels can be used to transport smolt to sea, to bring them from aquaculture sites for processing and to sort and delouse fish. A well-boat can also refer to a mullet boat or skiff, a small (shallow) draft (hull), draft recreational boat fishing, recreational fishing boat with an outboard motor in a well in the middle of boat.Andrea Stetson"On Capt. Kelly’s mullet boat, the motor’s in the middle."''The News-Press''. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022. References See also *Well smack, a type of well-boat {{fishing-stub Types of fishing vessels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Well Smack
A well smack was a type of traditional fishing boat in use in the United Kingdom and then the Faroe Islands between the late 18th century and around 1920. It had a well amidships. The well was filled with circulated external water, which kept fish alive until delivered to land and sold. It was a modified form of a fishing smack. History Between roughly 1775 and 1875, "well smack" referred to a 50-foot gaff cutter used in long-lining for cod, ling, turbot, and other bottom-living sea fish. These vessels were also known as cod boats. From roughly 1875 to 1920, they were extended to make 80-foot gaff ketches, sometimes by the cut-and-shut procedure. Some were built as new 80-foot welled smacks; some were turned into dry ships for use with ice. Structure and usage These smacks were heavy-hulled with a draught of two fathoms. They were buoyant fore and aft, with the well contained amidships. Augur holes were drilled in the sides of the hull so that water could flow freel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Delivery
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Most fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
