pound net

American  

noun

1. a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.

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pound net British  

noun

1. a fishing trap having an arrangement of standing nets directing the fish into an enclosed net

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Etymology

Origin of pound net

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

A manatee was rescued from entanglement in a pound net in the waters off Windmill Point in Virginia’s Northern Neck, the state’s Marine Police wrote on Facebook Monday.

From Washington Times

Washington anticipates using a state-sanctioned Emerging Commercial Fishery process to test the efficacy of alternative commercial gear, such as pound nets and beach seines.

From Seattle Times

They have accidentally been taken as bycatch in fishing gear, like pound nets, driftnets, and gillnets, and they may be sensitive to increasing noise pollution.

From National Geographic

But higher costs led to a 180 million pound net loss.

From Seattle Times

The bank posted a 2.31 billion pound net loss for the period compared with a profit of 596 million pounds in the first half of last year, the London-based bank said in a statement today.

From BusinessWeek