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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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Modern gill nets can be incredibly destructive and indiscriminate.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
What drew tribal disapproval was the light in which ban proponents placed the gill net.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
The latest hit was back in the 90s, when 72 percent of Floridians voted in favor of banning gill nets, which ended the type of commercial fishing that had kept Cannon’s and other families in Cedar Key.
—Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Using gill nets between 1993 and 2010, researchers searched around Python Island, Kissenda Island and Makobe Island within the lake, and found two species of cichlid that looked different than ones found in other parts of Lake Victoria, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Modern gill nets can be incredibly destructive and indiscriminate.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
What drew tribal disapproval was the light in which ban proponents placed the gill net.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
The latest hit was back in the 90s, when 72 percent of Floridians voted in favor of banning gill nets, which ended the type of commercial fishing that had kept Cannon’s and other families in Cedar Key.
—Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Gillnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gillnet. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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