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gillnet

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gill·net  (glnt)
tr.v. gill·net·ted, gill·net·ting, gill·nets
To catch (fish) by means of a gill net.

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Mitigation of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) by-catch in the gillnet fishery in the lower Bay of Fundy.
California drift gillnet vessels have carried observers since 1980, under state regulations and the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
Don't dump coils of line in the water; it will act as a gillnet, catching and killing fish, birds and mammals for years to come.
 
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