Purse Seine Fishing

  • Seine fishing is a method of fishing that employs a surrounding net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with its bottom edge held down by weights and its top edge buoyed by floats.
  • Seine nets can be deployed from the shore as a beach seine, or from a boat.
  • It used in the open ocean to target dense schools of single-species pelagic (midwater) fish like tuna and mackerel.
  • A vertical net ‘curtain’ is used to surround the school of fish, the bottom of which is then drawn together to enclose the fish, rather like tightening the cords of a drawstring ....
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