gill nets
Vertical fishing mesh
Gill nets are fishing nets designed to catch fish by their gills.
The mesh size allows a fish's head to pass through but not its body; when the fish tries to back out, its gill covers snag in the mesh.
They're hung vertically in the water, either anchored or drifting: Commercial fishermen set gill nets overnight.
Controversial for bycatch—they trap dolphins, turtles, and non-target fish indiscriminately.
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- fishing gearAngling equipment and supplies
- meshInterlocking open weave
- catchSeize or snag
- catch limitMaximum legal harvest
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- fishing industrycommercial fishing, fishing fleet, fishing vessels, fishing ports, fishing port
- fisheriescommercial fishing, fishing boats, fisheries, fishing fleets, fish stock
- Coastal Fishingcommercial fishing, recreational fishing, fishing boats, crab pots, blue crab
- fishing netsseines
- Great Lakes Fishinglake trout, walleye, perch, whitefish, Lake Erie
- herring industryherring, pickled herring, salted herring, smoked herring, kippered herring
gill netstrawl nets
Fishing mesh pulled behind boats
spearfishing · bottom trawling · drag nets · trawling · dredging
gill netssustainable fishing
Harvesting that preserves populations
spearfishing · catch and release · fish farming · aquaculture