Glass float
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glass-float-183-16808938
title:
Glass float
text:
buoy balls Glass floats were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat. Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy. These glass floats are no longer used by fishermen, but many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific. They have
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Type of float for fishing nets
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_float
date created:
2004-12-03T20:14:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T14:11:07Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Large_Glass_Fishing_Float_with_Net_1.JPG","width":2304,"height":1728}
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13
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