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noun. : a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to pass but entangle the gills upon withdrawal. Examples of gillnet in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.
Gillnetting is a fishing method that uses gillnets: vertical panels of netting that hang from a line with regularly spaced floaters that hold the line on the surface of the water. The floats are sometimes called "corks" and the line with corks is generally referred to as a "cork line." The line along the bottom of the panels is generally weighted.
A gillnet is a wall of netting that hangs in the water column, typically made of monofilament or multifilament nylon.
A gill net is a type of fishing net that is commonly used in both freshwater and saltwater environments. It consists of a series of small netting that forms a large wall of netting that the fish swim into.
A gillnet is a wall or curtain of netting that hangs in the water. The term covers several forms including stationary gillnets and trammel nets. Gillnets generally have low environmental impacts with minimal seabed interaction.
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water and catches fish whose gills (= organs used for breathing) are too large to get through it: They say that commercial fishermen using gill nets are responsible for the declining numbers of turtles. The state does not allow gillnet fishing in its waters. Fewer examples.
A gill net is a single wall of netting anchored on the seabed to catch fish that swim into it. Gill net is also collective name for many different styles of nets as well as being a style of net in itself.
Abstract and Figures. Worldwide, the gillnet is one of the most important fishing gears for harvesting a variety of species in the sea and in freshwater. Gillnets are efficient,...
Gillnet definition: to catch (a fish) with a gill net.. See examples of GILLNET used in a sentence.
Gill nets, a common tool used in fishing, are designed to effortlessly capture fish by their gills, ensuring a high yield while minimizing the effort required by fishermen. These nets consist of a series of vertical panels made of fine mesh that are suspended in the water column.