1
: a boat used in trawling
2
: a person who fishes by trawling
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When asked about new efforts to address concerns about the uncounted bycatch, morbidity, and ecological impacts of the trawlers, Eric Deakin, CEO of Coastal Villages, seemed confident that their research would provide an accurate picture.
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Lucas E. Wright, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
But after an absence of three year, undaunted, Radio Caroline returned once more on a new ship, the sturdy former super trawler, the MV Ross Revenge, a bigger and more modern ship for the station to operate on.
—Tom Rivers, ABC News, 18 May 2024
Based on true events, José Dura, skipper of Spanish trawler, rescues 51 immigrants adrift in mid-Mediterranean.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
George Robertson, another Anchorage Marina customer, arrived around 3 p.m. on his Marine Trader trawler, Graceful.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
But not everyone agrees that industrial trawler companies are doing enough to save the wildlife population.
—Lucas E. Wright, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Lürssen From the battered trawler Orca in Jaws to the dinghy where Fredo spent his lonely final moments in The Godfather Part II, boats have been integral to myriad Hollywood blockbusters as props, locations, or narrative devices.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Today bigger and much more sophisticated intelligence vessels have replaced the AGI trawlers.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Two months later, a helicopter that had been accompanying a tuna trawler spotted Shaddock’s boat off the coast of Mexico.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
Lucas E. Wright, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
But after an absence of three year, undaunted, Radio Caroline returned once more on a new ship, the sturdy former super trawler, the MV Ross Revenge, a bigger and more modern ship for the station to operate on.
—Tom Rivers, ABC News, 18 May 2024
Based on true events, José Dura, skipper of Spanish trawler, rescues 51 immigrants adrift in mid-Mediterranean.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 May 2024
George Robertson, another Anchorage Marina customer, arrived around 3 p.m. on his Marine Trader trawler, Graceful.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
But not everyone agrees that industrial trawler companies are doing enough to save the wildlife population.
—Lucas E. Wright, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
Courtesy of Lürssen From the battered trawler Orca in Jaws to the dinghy where Fredo spent his lonely final moments in The Godfather Part II, boats have been integral to myriad Hollywood blockbusters as props, locations, or narrative devices.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Today bigger and much more sophisticated intelligence vessels have replaced the AGI trawlers.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Two months later, a helicopter that had been accompanying a tuna trawler spotted Shaddock’s boat off the coast of Mexico.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trawler. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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trawler
noun
trawl·er
ˈtrȯ-lər 
: a boat used for trawling
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