Seine fishing - Wikipedia
The purse seine is a preferred technique for capturing fish species which school, or aggregate, close to the surface: sardines, mackerel, anchovies, herring, and certain species of tuna (schooling); and salmon soon before they swim up rivers and streams to spawn (aggregation).
Fishing Gear: Purse Seines - NOAA Fisheries
A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish. The seine has floats along the top line with a lead line threaded through rings along the bottom. Once a school of fish is located, a skiff encircles the school with the net.
Purse seine | Marine Stewardship Council - MSC
Purse seines are used in the open ocean to target dense schools of single-species pelagic (midwater) fish like tuna and mackerel.
Fishing Gear Types 101: Purse Seines - Monterey Bay Fisheries ...
May 5, 2021 · Fast-forward to today, purse seines are still used in the iconic Monterey Bay squid fishery. These are large nets around a quarter-mile long and roughly 100 feet deep. They have four main components: a cork line, body web, a lead line, and a purse line.
Purse Seine Fishing - YouTube
An introduction to Purse Seine Fishing in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean.
Purse Seine - Smithsonian Ocean
A purse seine is a huge wall of netting that is set in a circle around a school of fish. Once the net is set around the school, a line is pulled and the net closes at the bottom. Purse seining cannot select for a certain type of fish—whatever is encircled by the net is captured.
Purse Seine - International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Purse seine fishing is a consistent and efficient method, enabling fishers to catch and freeze onboard large quantities of tuna. Purse-seine vessels fish either by spotting free-swimming schools of tuna or by utilizing floating objects that attract fish, either with natural or manmade objects such as fish aggregating devices (FADs).