Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

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Northern Lights

Incorporated

trawler

beam trawler

fishing vessel

fleet

Fishing Vessels 1

Get ready!

1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.

       1 What is the difference between a trawler and a trawler/purse seiner?

       2 what are some different types of trawlers?

Reading

2. Read the webpage. Then, mark he following statements as true (T) or false (F).

       1 __ The Statesman is a good ship for use in rough seas.

       2 __ Several vessels can switch between a stern trawler and a side trawler.

       3 __ Northern Lights Inc. does not manufacture trawler/purse seiners.

Vocabulary

3. Match the words and phrases (1-8) with the definitions (A-H).

       1 __ stern trawler

       2 __ trawler/purse seiner

       3 __ otter trawler

       4 __ beam trawler

5 __ fishing vessel

6 __ wet fish trawler

7 __ side trawler

8 __ otter board

A a vessel that uses otter boards to keep the mouth of the trawl open

B a vessel that keeps the fish fresh rather than freezing them

C a fishing vessel that uses a net can be closed at the bottom

D a board that is positioned so that water pushes the mouth of a trawl open

E a trawler that uses a single beam to keep the mouth of the trawl open

F a vessel that deploys its trawl over the side of the ship

G a vessel that deploys its trawl over the stern, or rear, of the ship

H any kind of boat or ship used to catch fish

4. Read the sentence pairs. Choose which word or phrase best fits each blank

1 fleet / pair trawler

       A The __________ was made up of twenty-seven ships.

       B The captain of the ______________ waited for his partner fishing vessel to join him.

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