Uistelukalastus
Uistelukalastus is a form of commercial fishing that involves dragging a large piece of net through the water, typically over the sea bottom or a specific depth zone, to catch fish. The word comes from the Finnish verb uistea, meaning to stir or churn, reflecting the movement of the net through the water. The method is also known internationally as trawling and is widely used in both coastal and deep‑sea fisheries worldwide.
In uistelukalastus the fishing vessel is fitted with a towing system that holds the net at a
The practice targets a variety of fish such as plaice, cod, herring, and pollock in European waters,