gillnets
Vertical fishing mesh
Gillnets are fishing nets that hang vertically in the water, catching fish by their gills when they try to swim through the mesh.
The net size is chosen to let fish heads pass through but not their bodies—when they try to back out, their gill covers snag.
Gillnets are effective but controversial because they also trap unintended species like dolphins and sea turtles.
Non-target species caught accidentally
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- porpoisesSmall toothed oceanic mammals
- sea turtlesOcean-dwelling shelled reptiles
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
marine mammals · entanglement · ghost nets · mortality · regulations · ban · restrictions · pingers
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
- codCold-water food fish
- shadCoastal herring variety
- sockeyeAlaska's prized salmon
catch · harvest · soak time · fishing grounds · commercial fishing · artisanal · subsistence · bycatch
Interlocking open weave
- floatsRemains on surface
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- sinkersWeights that pull lines down
- monofilamentOne unbroken fiber
nylon · twine · webbing · panels · lead line · buoys · anchors · bridles
America's frozen northwest
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- BalticNorthern European maritime region
- Lake VictoriaEast African inland sea
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
artisanal · Indigenous · First Nations · tribal · traditional fishing · coastal communities · small-scale · riverine
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- porpoisesSmall toothed oceanic mammals
- sea turtlesOcean-dwelling shelled reptiles
seabirds · marine mammals · entanglement · ghost nets · mortality · regulations · ban · restrictions · pingers · sustainable
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
sockeye · catch · harvest · soak time · fishing grounds · commercial fishing · artisanal · subsistence · bycatch · entangle
mesh
Interlocking open weave
monofilament · nylon · twine · webbing · panels · lead line · buoys · anchors · bridles · drift nets
Alaska
America's frozen northwest
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- BalticNorthern European maritime region
- Lake VictoriaEast African inland sea
Mekong · artisanal · Indigenous · First Nations · tribal · traditional fishing · coastal communities · small-scale · riverine · estuarine
- netshairnet, fishnet, drift nets, seine, trawl
- Seafood Fishingcod, haddock, flounder, herring, mackerel
- cast netsseine, drag nets, dip nets, mesh, floats
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, nets
- fisheriescommercial fishing, fishing boats, fisheries, fishing fleets, fish stock
gillnetstrawl nets
Fishing mesh pulled behind boats
spearfishing · trawls · hook and line · rod and reel · harpoons