trawl

US /trɑːl/
UK /trɑːl/
1.

pukat

to pull a large, cone-shaped net through the sea at a deep level behind a special boat in order to catch fish:

:
They trawl these waters for cod.
1.

pukat

a search among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want:

:
We did a wide trawl to find the right person to play the part.