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Deprecation of terms 'scallop dredge' and 'queen scallop dredge' from L05 [BODCNVS-309] #4

Closed louatbodc closed 4 years ago

louatbodc commented 4 years ago

Two terms currently published in L05 are considered instrument designs and may be more appropriate in L22. This would compliment previous descriptions of dredge instruments in L22 and align with other models of benthic samplers (e.g. Van Veen Grab). Therefore, we propose to deprecate the following terms from L05 and create equivalent terms in L22:

URL: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/71/ PREFLABEL: scallop dredges DESCRIPTION: 'Rigid structures with a chain mail collecting bag, towed on the seabed to target king scallops. Generally used by towing several dredges side by side behind the vessel (source: seafish.org).'

URL: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/72/ PREFLABEL: queen scallop dredges DESCRIPTION: 'The dredges used to target queen scallops are wider and higher than a traditional scallop dredge. They do not have tooth bar across the front, instead they have either a metal grid, or tickler chains to get the scallops to lift up off the seabed and swim into the dredge. The scallops then fall back into a bag made of metal rings. Some fishermen are replacing the tickler chain and metal grid with a strip of rubber matting across the front of the dredge (source seafish.org).'

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louatbodc commented 4 years ago

Terms now deprecated.

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