câu giăng

câu giăng

Ngư dân đang thu hoạch cá từ những đường câu giăng.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Longline fishing: A fishing method using a long main line (the longline) with many baited hooks attached at intervals by shorter branch lines (snoods). This technique is used for catching pelagic fish species.
    • Longline fishing gear: The specific equipment used in this fishing method, consisting of the main line, hooks, buoys, and weights.

  2. Verb:

    • To longline fish: To engage in the activity of fishing using a longline.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Ngư dân sử dụng câu giăng để đánh bắt cá ngừ. (Fishermen use longline fishing to catch tuna.)
    • Chiếc thuyền đang thu hoạch từ những đường câu giăng. (The boat is harvesting from the longlines.)

  • Verb:

    • Họ đang câu giăng ngoài khơi. (They are longline fishing offshore.)
    • Kỹ thuật câu giăng đòi hỏi nhiều kinh nghiệm. (Longline fishing technique requires a lot of experience.)
Advanced Usage

  • "đánh bắt bằng câu giăng": to harvest/catch by longline fishing.

    • Cá kiếm thường được đánh bắt bằng câu giăng. (Swordfish are often caught by longline fishing.)

  • "dây câu giăng": the longline (the main line itself).

    • Dây câu giăng có thể dài hàng cây số. (The longline can be kilometers long.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Câu vàng (n): Another term for longline fishing, though sometimes used more specifically. It can be considered a near-synonym.
  • Nghề câu giăng (n): The profession or industry of longline fishing.
  • Thuyền câu giăng (n): A longliner; a boat designed for or used in longline fishing.
Synonyms
  • Đánh bắt bằng dây câu dài: Fishing with a long line (descriptive synonym).
  • Palangre: The direct loanword from French, used in some technical contexts.
Related Phrases

  • Thả câu giăng: To set/deploy the longline.

    • Tàu bắt đầu thả câu giăng lúc hoàng hôn. (The ship began to set the longline at dusk.)

  • Thu câu giăng: To haul in/retrieve the longline.

    • Công việc thu câu giăng rất vất vả. (The work of hauling in the longline is very laborious.)
Related Idioms

(Note: 'Câu giăng' is a technical term, so common idioms are not typically formed from it. Its usage is largely literal and specific to the fishing industry.)