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gran altura

English translation: deep-sea fishing


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Spanish term or phrase:pesca de gran altura
English translation:deep-sea fishing
Entered by: Sheila Hardie
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10:58 Jan 27, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Fisheries
Spanish term or phrase: gran altura
"Tipos de pesca: bajura, altura y gran altura"

If, as I understand it, "pesca bajura" is coastal fishing and "pesca altura" is deep-sea fishing, what is "pesca de gran altura"? Do we have these three terms in English?
JudyK
Local time: 17:07
deep-sea (fishing)
Explanation:
I'd say 'pesca de gran altura' would correspond to 'deep-sea fishing' and 'pesca de altura' to 'offshore fishing'.

HTH


Sheila



Pesca de...
bajura - coastal
altura - offshore
gran altura - deep-sea

According to the RAE:-

pesca.
1. f. Acción y efecto de pescar.
2. f. Oficio y arte de pescar.
3. f. Aquello que se pesca o se ha pescado. Sitio abundante en pesca
~ costera.
1. f. La que se efectúa por embarcaciones de tamaño medio a una distancia máxima de 60 millas del litoral.
~ de altura.
1. f. La que se efectúa en aguas relativamente cerca del litoral. En el caso de España, entre los paralelos 0° y 60° y los meridianos 15° E y 20° O.
~ de arrastre.
1. f. La que se hace arrastrando redes.
~ de bajura.
1. f. La que se efectúa por pequeñas embarcaciones en las proximidades de la costa.
~ de gran altura.
1. f. La que se efectúa en aguas muy retiradas en cualquier lugar del océano.
~ litoral.
1. f. pesca costera.
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Sheila Hardie
Local time: 18:07
Grading comment
Many thanks Sheila - and also to Carlos for his excellent references.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3deep-sea (fishing)
Sheila Hardie
4blue water, or..
psicutrinius
2deep-sea abyss fishing
Sara Brown
Summary of reference entries provided
deep-sea fishingCarlos Segura

  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blue water, or..


Explanation:
high seas fishing:

Definition of Blue water
the open ocean.
http://www.webster-dictionary.net/definition/Blue water

psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 18:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
deep-sea (fishing)


Explanation:
I'd say 'pesca de gran altura' would correspond to 'deep-sea fishing' and 'pesca de altura' to 'offshore fishing'.

HTH


Sheila



Pesca de...
bajura - coastal
altura - offshore
gran altura - deep-sea

According to the RAE:-

pesca.
1. f. Acción y efecto de pescar.
2. f. Oficio y arte de pescar.
3. f. Aquello que se pesca o se ha pescado. Sitio abundante en pesca
~ costera.
1. f. La que se efectúa por embarcaciones de tamaño medio a una distancia máxima de 60 millas del litoral.
~ de altura.
1. f. La que se efectúa en aguas relativamente cerca del litoral. En el caso de España, entre los paralelos 0° y 60° y los meridianos 15° E y 20° O.
~ de arrastre.
1. f. La que se hace arrastrando redes.
~ de bajura.
1. f. La que se efectúa por pequeñas embarcaciones en las proximidades de la costa.
~ de gran altura.
1. f. La que se efectúa en aguas muy retiradas en cualquier lugar del océano.
~ litoral.
1. f. pesca costera.

Sheila Hardie
Local time: 18:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks Sheila - and also to Carlos for his excellent references.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alex Lago
22 mins
  -> thanks, Alex :)

agree  Christine Walsh: Es el más usado
2 hrs
  -> gracias, Chriswa :)

agree  Carlos Segura: Yes, if we follow the EU terminology - please see separate reference.
6 hrs
  -> thanks, Carlos :)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
deep-sea abyss fishing


Explanation:
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The Deep-Sea Abyss. In the deepest, coldest depths of the sea, ... Thaumaticthydae have taken the art of deep-sea fishing to its perfection with a luminous, ...
www.bogleech.com/bio-aqua.html - 25k

Sara Brown
Argentina
Local time: 13:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Reference comments


6 hrs
Reference: deep-sea fishing

Reference information:
Please refer to the glossary in the last pages of these two entries from the Official Journal of the EU.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:1...

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...

They point towards "deep-sea fishing" ( and "high-sea fishing" for "pesca de altura").

I hope it helps.

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Jan 28, 2009 - Changes made by Sheila Hardie:
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