It's very effective in catching large amounts of popular seafood from crab and shrimp to flounder and whiting, and improvements in the methods and nets used has reduced the environmental problems that bottom trawling can cause.

它能有效地捕获大量常见的海产品，从螃蟹、虾到比目鱼和鳕鱼，而且在网的使用及方法方面已经减少了底部拖网可能造成的环境问题。