seine

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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.

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Joining a flotilla of competing boats near Point Roberts, the Emancipator initiated a set and then began pulling in its seines.

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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.

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Other quotas go to seine, gillnets, recreational and subsistence fisheries, according to a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

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When parts of the river dry out, officials use hand nets and seines to pull fish from warm puddles and relocate them to still-flowing sections of the river.

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