gillnetter
Commercial fishing vessel
A gillnetter is a fishing boat equipped with gillnets—long panels of netting that hang vertically in the water and catch fish by their gills when they try to swim through.
The term also refers to the person who operates such a vessel.
Gillnetters work in both commercial and small-scale fisheries, targeting species like salmon, herring, and cod.
The gillnetters headed out before dawn to check their nets.
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
- sockeyeAlaska's prized salmon
- chinookWarm downslope Rocky wind
- cohoNorth Pacific salmon species
- chumFriend or fish scraps
pink · herring · halibut · shad · steelhead · roe · bycatch · haul
Interlocking open weave
- monofilamentOne unbroken fiber
- webbingTough woven strap material
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- leadlineWeighted rope measuring depth
Seafood harvesting enterprise
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- marketVenue for trade
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- buyerOne who acquires things
cannery · dock · harbor · landing · auction · price · export · wholesale
Net-dragging fishing boat
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
- seinerNet-deploying fishing vessel
- longlinerBoat using extended tackle
dragger · tender · fishboat · workboat · stern · bow · wheelhouse · deck
Fixed assigned amount
- seasonYearly division or series
- openingGap or start
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- limitMaximum allowed extent
conservation · enforcement · management · observer · moratorium · restriction · boundary · escapement
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
chum · pink · herring · halibut · shad · steelhead · roe · bycatch · haul · set
mesh
Interlocking open weave
- monofilamentOne unbroken fiber
- webbingTough woven strap material
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
leadline · panel · hang · mend · net · needle · twine · patch · snag · tangle
fishery
Seafood harvesting enterprise
buyer · cannery · dock · harbor · landing · auction · price · export · wholesale · fleet
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
longliner · dragger · tender · fishboat · workboat · stern · bow · wheelhouse · deck · hull
quota
Fixed assigned amount
limit · conservation · enforcement · management · observer · moratorium · restriction · boundary · escapement · stock
skipper
Vessel's commanding officer
mender · highliner · greenhorn · watch · shift · oilskins · raingear · gloves · boots · galley
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, trawler, fishing gear
- fishing boatstrawler, trawlers, seiner, seiners, longliner
- fishing jobsfisherman, fisher, deckhand, fishing captain, boat captain
- fishing workerstroller, seiner, longliner, deckhand, boat captain
- coastal dwellersfisherman, islander, lobsterman, crabber, oysterman
- people with netsfisherman, shrimper, crabber, lobsterman, trawler