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Beach seine - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. 🇫🇷 French translation of beach seine:

Senne de plage
Seine de plage

1.2. Definition of beach seine in fisheries:

Beach seine: type of seine operated from land, which are generally used in shallow waters, near the shore; the bottom and surface act as natural barriers which prevent the fish from escaping from the area enclosed by the net. A distinction is made between beach seines with a bag and beach seines without a bag; the latter do have, however, a central part with smaller meshes and more slack, which retains the fish caught

Other Definitions of Beach seine per Country

In South Africa:

"beach-seine net" means any net, used for fishing with or without a cod-end or bag, deployed from the shore whether by hand or from a vessel, and then hauled onto the shore or vessel;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1 ( South Africa Regulations in terms of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )

“beach seine net” means any net, with or without a cod-end, cast from the shore, around fish, and then hauled simultaneously by both ends onto the shore till the catch is landed;

✏️ Source -- South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988, Section 1, Sub-section ii ( South Africa Regulations in the Terms of the Sea Fishery Act 1988 )