purse seine
/ˈpərs ˌsān/
noun
a seine that can be drawn into the shape of a bag using the line along the bottom of the net like the drawstring of a purse.
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What is purse seining? Purse seine nets are used in commercial fishing to target dense schools of midwater fish like tuna and mackerel.
Feb 12, 2019 · Table of Contents ... A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish. The seine has floats along the ...
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A common type of seine is a purse seine, named such because along the bottom are a number of rings. A line (referred to as a purse-line) passes through all the ...
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How purse seine works ... In a purse seine the top of the net is floated at the ocean's surface and the bottom of the net has weights attached that pull the walls ...
Purse-seine vessels fish either by spotting free-swimming schools of tuna or by utilizing floating objects that attract fish, either with natural or manmade ...
A purse seine is made of a long wall of netting framed with a lead line of equal or longer length than the float line. Vessel types: American seiners.
A purse seine is a large net used to surround a shoal of pelagic fish. Once shot, the bottom of the net is drawn together by hauling in a long wire called ...
A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire school of fish or a Fish Aggregating Device (FAD). The seine has floats along the top line ...
Purse seines are large, vertically floating nets (made of monofilament or plastic) which boats use to surround shoals of fish they have identified on a fish ...
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