Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries and

for a world without hunger Aquaculture Department

Fishing Gear Types

Wrenching gears

Characteristics
Overview Many methods have been used for harvesting seaweed and other water plants. There are different
gears such scythe-like tools for the harvesting of the sessile underwater algae by divers, and rakes to scrape the
floating seaweed stranded along the beach.
Target Species Seaweed and other water plants; especially large sessile algae like Laminaria sp.

Water Area Overview Coastal sea and inland waters all around the world.

Gear Environment Coastal areas. Their use is usually restricted to shallow waters.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department