purse seine
purse seine · purse seines
A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom…A fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.
Meaning
1 sensesA fishing seine consisting of a purse cable which acts as a draw string for the bottom of the net allowing entire schools of fish to be enclosed and brought up.
More definitions
- a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
Forms
plural: purse seines| Singular | purse seine |
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See also
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