gillnet
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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In October 2022, a British American couple encountered a Sri Lankan gillnet boat in the bank.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
She also used her supply of paracord rope to create a gillnet to catch fish, a technique she had practised but never used in the UK as the nets are restricted.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
The activist group Sea Shepherd, which has joined the Mexican Navy in patrols to deter the fishermen and to help destroy gillnets, says the efforts have reduced the gillnet fishing.
From Washington Times • Mar. 27, 2023
After a short ride, Viana hauls in a gillnet set out in a creek the night before.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 4, 2023
Residents of Bristol Bay communities received 712 drift gillnet permits in 1975.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022
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