Beamer fleet

I was reading the fisheries agencies sea angling challenge article in Irish Angler and the author (Peter McGroary I think) referred to '...the size of the commerical beamer fleet...'.

Does anyone know what a beamer fleet is?

Thanks,
John D.

i think beamer refers to a type of vessel used in commercial fishin..

From wikipedia:

Beam trawling

The simplest method of bottom trawling, the mouth of the net is held open by a solid metal beam, attached to two "shoes", which are solid metal plates, welded to the ends of the beam, which slide over and disturb the seabed. This method is mainly used on smaller vessels, fishing for flatfish or prawns, relatively close inshore.

Thanks lads.
John D.