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drift net
a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
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gill net
a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills
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landing net
a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water
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seine
a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
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trammel, trammel net
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
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dragnet, trawl, trawl net
a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
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purse seine
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
