Definitions for "Fishing effort"
Keywords:  trawl, seine, hauls, gear, beach
1. The total fishing gear in use for a specified period of time. When two or more kinds of gear are used, they must be adjusted to some standard type. 2. Effective fishing effort.
Quantity of effort using a given fishing gear over a given period of time. E.g.: rod-hours or trawl duration.
The amount of fishing gear of a specific type used on the fishing grounds over a given unit of time, e.g. the number of hauls of a beach seine net per day.
Keywords:  trawler, freezer
Freezer trawler
Amount of time and equipment devoted to catching a target species