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purse seine
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purse seine
n.
A fishing seine that is drawn into the shape of a bag to enclose the catch.
purse seiner n.
purse seining n.
purse seine
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse
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Noun1.purse seine - a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a linepurse seine - a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
seine - a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom
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The Alakrana, a 100-metre industrial purse-seiner, was seized Friday on the high seas between Somalia and the Seychelles with 36 crew on board and was brought closer to shore by the pirates.
French, Spanish tuna boats vulnerable to Somali pirates by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Along the way, we passed a huge purse-seiner - the scourge of local tuna fishermen.
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The associated schools of tunas and dolphins are located by a helicopter sent out from the purse-seine vessel and are subsequently captured through the actions of several high-powered speedboats, which are released from the purse-seiner to overtake and herd the associated animals into the closing arc of the purse-seine (NRC, 1992).
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