C1 · 50 words
Fishing in Spanish
Gear, landing, quota, auction — from the net to the box on the market.
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El arte de pesca is the gear — the net, the line, the pot — and the word is el arte, art. It is not a flourish: an arte in the older sense is a craft with rules, a way of doing something that has to be learned, and a net is exactly that made of rope. Spanish keeps both senses in the one word and lets the phrase decide, so el arte de arrastre is a trawl and el arte del Renacimiento is painting. English has art on one side and gear, tackle and net on the other, and nothing in « gear » remembers that somebody had to learn it.
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la pesca de bajurathe inshore fishingPhraseC1
La pesca de bajura vuelve a puerto cada día.Inshore fishing comes back to port every day.
la pesca de alturathe deep-sea fishingPhraseC1
La pesca de altura pasa semanas fuera.Deep-sea fishing spends weeks away.
la flota pesquerathe fishing fleetPhraseC1
La flota pesquera envejece sin relevo.The fishing fleet is ageing with nobody to follow.
el arte de pescathe fishing gearPhraseC1
El arte de pesca decide qué entra y qué no.The gear decides what comes up and what does not.
el arrastre de fondothe bottom trawlingPhraseC1
El arrastre de fondo remueve el lecho marino.Bottom trawling stirs up the seabed.
la luz de mallathe mesh size of the netPhraseC1
La luz de malla decide el tamaño mínimo capturado.The mesh size decides the smallest fish that is kept.
el copo de la redthe cod-end of the netPhraseC1
El copo de la red recoge todo el arrastre.The cod-end gathers the whole haul.
el lance de pescathe haulPhraseC1
El lance de pesca dura varias horas.A haul lasts several hours.
la sonda de pescathe fish finderPhraseC1
La sonda de pesca dibuja el banco bajo la quilla.The fish finder draws the shoal under the keel.
la captura accesoriathe bycatchPhraseC1
La captura accesoria es el problema del arte poco selectivo.Bycatch is the price of gear that is not selective.
la talla mínimathe smallest size allowedPhraseC1
La talla mínima se mide con una regla a bordo.The smallest size allowed is checked with a rule on board.
la cuota de pescathe fishing quotaPhraseC1
La cuota de pesca se reparte por barco.The quota is shared out boat by boat.
el total admisible de capturasthe total catch allowedPhraseC1
El total admisible de capturas se negocia cada año.The total catch allowed is negotiated every year.
el diario de pescathe logbook of the catchPhraseC1
El diario de pesca se rellena antes de entrar a puerto.The logbook is filled in before coming into port.
la inspección a bordothe inspection on boardPhraseC1
La inspección a bordo puede subir en alta mar.An inspection can come aboard on the open sea.
el observador científicothe scientific observerPhraseC1
El observador científico anota lo que se pesca de verdad.The scientific observer writes down what is really caught.
el caladero sobreexplotadothe ground fished too hardPhraseC1
El caladero sobreexplotado tarda años en recuperarse.A ground fished too hard takes years to come back.
la evaluación del stockthe assessment of the stockPhraseC1
La evaluación del stock reúne datos de varios países.The assessment of the stock puts several countries' data together.
la bodega del barcothe fish holdPhraseC1
La bodega del barco se llena con hielo.The fish hold is filled with ice.
el hielo en escamasthe flake icePhraseC1
El hielo en escamas no daña la piel del pescado.Flake ice does not damage the skin of the fish.
el eviscerado a bordothe gutting on boardPhraseC1
El eviscerado a bordo alarga la frescura.Gutting on board keeps it fresh longer.
la congelación en el marthe freezing at seaPhraseC1
La congelación en el mar conserva mejor que el hielo.Freezing at sea keeps it better than ice.
la descarga en puertothe landing at the portPhraseC1
La descarga en puerto se anuncia con antelación.The landing is announced in advance.
la lonja de pescadothe auction hall at the portPhraseC1
La lonja de pescado abre de madrugada.The auction hall opens before dawn.
la subasta a la bajathe auction that counts downwardsPhraseC1
La subasta a la baja empieza por un precio alto.An auction that counts downwards starts from a high price.
la caja de pescadothe fish boxPhraseC1
La caja de pescado lleva su etiqueta de origen.The fish box carries its label of origin.
la etiqueta de trazabilidadthe label that traces it backPhraseC1
La etiqueta de trazabilidad dice arte, zona y fecha.The label that traces it back names gear, area and date.
la zona de capturathe area it was caught inPhraseC1
La zona de captura consta en el mostrador.The area it was caught in is on the counter.
el pescado de acuiculturathe farmed fishPhraseC1
El pescado de acuicultura llega de tamaño parejo.Farmed fish arrives at an even size.
la jaula marinathe sea cagePhraseC1
La jaula marina se fondea en aguas abiertas.The sea cage is anchored in open water.
el pienso de acuiculturathe feed for farmed fishPhraseC1
El pienso de acuicultura decide el coste del kilo.The feed decides the cost of the kilo.
el marisqueo a piethe gathering of shellfish on footPhraseC1
El marisqueo a pie se hace en la bajamar.Gathering shellfish on foot is done at low water.
la depuración del moluscothe cleansing of the shellfishPhraseC1
La depuración del molusco dura varias horas en agua limpia.The cleansing takes several hours in clean water.
la biotoxina marinathe marine biotoxinPhraseC1
La biotoxina marina cierra la zona de un día para otro.A marine biotoxin closes the area from one day to the next.
la cofradía de pescadoresthe fishermen's guildPhraseC1
La cofradía de pescadores organiza la lonja.The fishermen's guild runs the auction hall.
el patrón del barcothe skipperPhraseC1
El patrón del barco reparte la parte de cada uno.The skipper hands out each one's share.
el reparto a la partethe share of the catch instead of wagesPhraseC1
El reparto a la parte sustituye al sueldo fijo.A share of the catch takes the place of a fixed wage.
la marea de pescathe fishing trip out and backPhraseC1
La marea de pesca dura lo que aguanta el hielo.A fishing trip lasts as long as the ice does.
el paro biológicothe stop to let the stock recoverPhraseC1
El paro biológico se compensa en parte.The stop to let the stock recover is partly made good.
la selectividad del artehow selective the gear isPhraseC1
La selectividad del arte se mejora con rejillas.How selective the gear is improves with grids.
el dispositivo de escapethe escape panel in the gearPhraseC1
El dispositivo de escape deja salir al pez pequeño.The escape panel lets the small fish out.
la pesca ilegalthe illegal fishingPhraseC1
La pesca ilegal se persigue por satélite.Illegal fishing is followed by satellite.
Noun (m) (6)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el cercothe purse seiningNoun (m)C1
El cerco rodea el banco de peces.Purse seining rings the shoal round.
el palangrethe long lineNoun (m)C1
El palangre lleva cientos de anzuelos.A long line carries hundreds of hooks.
el trasmallothe trammel netNoun (m)C1
El trasmallo tiene tres paños superpuestos.A trammel net has three walls one behind the other.
el caladerothe fishing groundNoun (m)C1
El caladero se guarda como un secreto.A fishing ground is kept like a secret.
el descartethe throwing back overboardNoun (m)C1
El descarte está limitado por norma.Throwing back overboard is limited by rule.
el arrastrerothe trawlerNoun (m)C1
El arrastrero lleva su propia cámara de frío.The trawler carries a cold room of its own.
Noun (f) (2)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la nasathe pot set on the bottomNoun (f)C1
La nasa se cala y se levanta al día siguiente.The pot is set and lifted the next day.
la vedathe closed seasonNoun (f)C1
La veda protege la época de puesta.The closed season protects the spawning.
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