purse-seine
Drawstring fishing net
A purse-seine is a large fishing net that encircles a school of fish, then draws closed at the bottom like a drawstring purse, trapping everything inside.
The technique targets schooling fish like tuna, sardines, and mackerel.
As a verb, to purse-seine is to fish using this method: They purse-seined for anchovies off the coast.
Interlaced open fabric
- encirclingForming a boundary around
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- settingContext of events
skiff · winch · corks · leadline · sonar · drawstring · hydraulics · drum
Large edible ocean fish
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
- anchoviesSmall, oily, cured fish
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
- herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
menhaden · schooling · shoal · pelagic · salmon · squid · jackfish · bunker
Watercraft for travel
bow · wheelhouse · captain · crew · fleet · commercial · industrial · radar
Non-target species caught accidentally
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- sea-turtlesFlippered marine reptiles
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- quotasMandated numerical limits
observer · dolphin-safe · mortality · entanglement · regulations · certification
netting
Interlaced open fabric
- encirclingForming a boundary around
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- haulingTransporting heavy items
setting · skiff · winch · corks · leadline · sonar · drawstring · hydraulics · drum · deckhand
tuna
Large edible ocean fish
- sardinesSmall canned herring relatives
- anchoviesSmall, oily, cured fish
- mackerelSwift, oily ocean fish
herring · menhaden · schooling · shoal · pelagic · salmon · squid · jackfish · bunker · pilchard
boat
Watercraft for travel
stern · bow · wheelhouse · captain · crew · fleet · commercial · industrial · radar · navigation
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
- dolphinsSmart aquatic mammals
- sea-turtlesFlippered marine reptiles
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
quotas · observer · dolphin-safe · mortality · entanglement · regulations · certification
purse-seinetrawl
Drag net for fish
trawling · dredging · dragnet · longlining · gillnetting
purse-seinehook and line
Angling equipment pair
pole fishing · rod and reel · spearfishing · trawling · harpooning
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