La pêche de palangre, is a specific fishing method, the boat is called the palangrier or palangre even. The palangre is the speciql line used to do this type of fishing, with lots of hooks on it...


Here are some references that might be interesting:


Document sans-titre
... INDUSTRIAL FISHING. The group's industrial fishing division, exploits two resources.
In ... to the Japanese market. A new palangrier will be brought into service in ...
www.groupe-bourbon.com/english/txt_ag03.htm


THE NAVAL ARCHITECTURE and MARINE ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE
... Fishing with "Palangre". Complete Stability of Fishing Vessels. The Development/Evolution
of Fishing Vessels in Portugal in Recent Years. ...
mar.ist.utl.pt/saen/course/TrabComp.html

JAIME MORENES, SL
... BATIOLA Pesquero modalidad palangre. Eslora: 24 m. Botadura:
1994. Boulter fishing boat. Length: 24 m. Launching: 1994. ...
www.adimde.es/jm.htm

Tuna War pits tradition against mass methods
... With the ``palangre,'' the fishing boat trails a line of small
buoys, from which is suspended a series of hooks and lines. ...
members.aol.com/dwrc/marmamnews/94080901.html

The fourties: Fishing in Moraira
... Fishing Line with Several Hooks ("Palangre"). Both the main line and the fish hook
leaders were made of hemp. They would load 40 Palangres into each boat. The ...
www.moraira.org/pescai.htm

hope it helps!