seine
Example Sentences
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Joining a flotilla of competing boats near Point Roberts, the Emancipator initiated a set and then began pulling in its seines.
From Seattle Times
Washington anticipates using a state-sanctioned Emerging Commercial Fishery process to test the efficacy of alternative commercial gear, such as pound nets and beach seines.
From Seattle Times
Other quotas go to seine, gillnets, recreational and subsistence fisheries, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
From Seattle Times
When parts of the river dry out, officials use hand nets and seines to pull fish from warm puddles and relocate them to still-flowing sections of the river.
From Seattle Times
The study’s authors analyzed catch data from purse seine nets, which capture all of the fish in a small area.
From Seattle Times
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