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A surrounding net is a fishing net which surrounds
Surrounding nets
Fishing Gear Types. FAO, Rome. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
Surrounding Nets
{{fisheries and fishing Fishing nets
A surrounding net is a fishing net which surrounds fish
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and other aquatic animals on the sides and underneath. It is typically used by commercial fishers, and pulled along the surface of the water. There is typically a purse line at the bottom, which is closed when the net is hauled in.
A surrounding net is deployed by a fishing boat that starts sailing in a circle. This allows for the net to come all the way around 360 degrees to completely surround the fish. This makes it so that there is no escape for the fish. There are floating buoys on the top of the net and weights on the bottom of the net to make sure that it forms a wall. This is one of the easiest ways to trap a school of fish. As stated above, a seine net is one of the most common types of surrounding nets used in the commercial fishing industry. One negative of surrounding nets is the fact that they might catch an animal that they are not intentionally trying to catch, but this does not happen all that often.
See also
*Lampara net
A lampara net is a type of fishing net. It is a surrounding net having the shape of a spoon or a dustpan with a short leadline under a longer floatline. The net has a central bunt to contain the fish and two lateral wings. tp://ftp.fao.org/FI/CDr ...
References
Surrounding nets
Fishing Gear Types. FAO, Rome. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
External links
Surrounding Nets
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