to fish for or catch with a seine.
to use a seine in (water).
a river in France, flowing NW through Paris to the English Channel. 480 miles (773 km) long.
a former department in N France.
before 950; Middle English seyne, Old English segne < West Germanic *sagina < Latin sagēna < Greek sagḗnē fishing net
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Many birds drown in purse seine nets each year.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
The fishing practices, including trawling and the use of gill and seine nets, were shown to cause physical pressures such as abrasion, smothering, siltation and total habitat loss.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
Using a seine, the Karuk Tribe fisheries team formed a circle and pulled up their catch.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
The most common method used to catch oily fish is known as "seine" fishing, one of the most environmentally friendly fishing techniques in use today:
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
Bait dealers who seine the South Canadian River in Dewey County, Oklahoma, have taken flathead chubs in abundance in some seasons, but not at all in others.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Cross, Frank B.
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