gillnet

American  

[gil-net] / ˈgɪlˌnɛt /

verb (used with object)

gillnetted, gillnetting

1. to catch (a fish) with a gill net.

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Experts say its survival depends on swift international cooperation to eliminate gillnet fishing within its habitat and prevent the disappearance of one of the ocean's most critically endangered species.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

In October 2022, a British American couple encountered a Sri Lankan gillnet boat in the bank.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Catching her food was "so rewarding and validating of my skills. I was like, I can do something really valuable here. So for me my gillnet was my saviour".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023

Illegal gillnet fishing traps and kills the vaquita.

From Seattle Times ● May 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

While no gillnetting was observed within the zero-tolerance area during the survey, it was regularly seen just northwest, where vaquitas were also spotted.

From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Reef netting differs from other fishing methods – gillnetting, beach seining and purse seining — in that the boats and net are stationary; they’re tethered to the sea bottom with minimal anchors.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

Afterward, Lummi fisherman turned to seining, or gillnetting.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

“The Gillnetter was important in defining and defending the legacy of commercial gillnetting on the Columbia River,” Kytr said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2018

Fishing is by trawling and hand lining, with very little gillnetting.

From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Rich, Walter H.