gillnetted; gillnetting; gillnets
: to catch (fish) with a gill net
: 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
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Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022
In every incident, most of the fish had already died in the gill nets.
—Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
The United Nations banned gill nets longer than 2.5 kilometers in international waters in 1991.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
Snagged gill nets near a torn railing on the ship’s fantail stern looked like the work of a fisher who tried and failed to retrieve their gear.
—Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
Australia Australia will phase out gill net fishing in the Great Barrier Reef by 2027.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
Three years later, the state banned gill nets, which were notorious for snaring the jagged rostroms of juvenile sawfish.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
The gill nets used to catch the Totoaba have resulted in the death of another endangered species in the Gulf of California, the vaquita porpoise, the CBP mentioned.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
Researchers used daily gill net catch data on Chinook salmon returning to the Fraser River from the Albion test fishery at the mouth of the river to measure relative salmon abundance.
—oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
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The southern portion of the Texas coast appears to have been hit especially hard by the freeze of February 2021, according to TPWD’s gill net sampling.
—Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Jan. 2022
In every incident, most of the fish had already died in the gill nets.
—Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
The United Nations banned gill nets longer than 2.5 kilometers in international waters in 1991.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
Snagged gill nets near a torn railing on the ship’s fantail stern looked like the work of a fisher who tried and failed to retrieve their gear.
—Laura Trethewey, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2023
Australia Australia will phase out gill net fishing in the Great Barrier Reef by 2027.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2023
Three years later, the state banned gill nets, which were notorious for snaring the jagged rostroms of juvenile sawfish.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
The gill nets used to catch the Totoaba have resulted in the death of another endangered species in the Gulf of California, the vaquita porpoise, the CBP mentioned.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
Researchers used daily gill net catch data on Chinook salmon returning to the Fraser River from the Albion test fishery at the mouth of the river to measure relative salmon abundance.
—oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023
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“Gillnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gillnet. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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