catcher boat

Japanese: catcher boat(英語表記)catcherboat
catcher boat

…A ship that directly catches whales in the whaling industry. It is also called a catcher boat. Catcher boats range in size from 800-ton models used in mother ship whaling in the Antarctic Ocean to 200-350-ton models used in coastal whaling.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "catcher boat" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…捕鯨業で直接クジラをとる船。キャッチャーボートcatcher boatともいう。キャッチャーボートの大きさは南極海の母船式捕鯨に参加する800トン型のものから,近海捕鯨に従事する200~350トン型のものがある。…

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