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gill net (gĭl)
n.
A fishing net set vertically in the water so that fish swimming into it are entangled by the gills in its mesh.
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Gillnet — in particular have an extremely low incidence of catching non target species.externalimage align=right width=160px http://www.afma.gov.au/information/students/methods/b s gillnet.htm A bottom set gillnet] Gillnet , the name of the net employed,… … Wikipedia
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gillnet — transitive verb Date: 1949 to catch (fish) with a gill net … New Collegiate Dictionary
gillnet — gill·net (gĭlʹnĕt ) tr.v. gill·net·ted, gill·net·ting, gill·nets To catch (fish) by means of a gill net. * * * … Universalium
gillnet — v. catch fish using a gill net … English contemporary dictionary
gillnet — /ˈgɪlnɛt/ (say gilnet) noun a type of fishing net, suspended vertically in the water, with mesh of sufficient size to allow the fish to insert their heads through the openings with the result that they are trapped by the gills; mesh net. Also,… …
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gillnet, monofilament gillnet — A type of passive fishing gear consisting of panels of net held vertically in the water column, either in contact with the seabed or suspended from the sea surface, such that fish attempting to swim through them are entangled. The mesh size of… … Fisheries — dictionary
sunk gillnet — set gillnet (a gill net fixed to the bottom or a distance above it by anchors or ballast. Also called anchor net, straight net, sunk gillnet, sunken gill net, sunk net) … Dictionary of ichthyology
anchored gillnet — bottom set gillnet (a net anchored on or close to the bottom by anchors and ballast) … Dictionary of ichthyology
