10 Terms
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Nets
fyke net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
Fyke nets are bag-shaped nets which are held open by hoops. These can be linked together in long chains, and are used to catch eels in rivers. If fyke nets are equipped with wings and leaders, they ...
gillnet
Hunting & fishing; Nets
The gillnet catches fish which try to pass through it by snagging on the gill covers. Thus trapped, the fish can neither advance through the net nor retreat.
ghost net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
Ghost nets are nets that have been lost at sea. They may continue to be a menace to marine life for many years.
hand net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
Hand nets are held open by a hoop and are possibly on the end of a long stiff handle. They have been known since antiquity and may be used for sweeping up fish near the water surface like muskellunge ...
lave net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
A special form of large hand net is the Lave net now used in very few locations on the River Severn in England and Wales. The Lave net is set in the water and the fisherman waits till he feels a fish ...
lift net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
A lift net has an opening which faces upwards. The net is first submerged to a desired depth, and then then lifted or hauled from the water. It can be lifted either manually or mechanically, and can ...
plankton net
Hunting & fishing; Nets
Research vessels collect plankton from the ocean using fine mesh plankton nets. The vessels either tow the nets through the sea or pump sea water onboard and then pass it through the net.
