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Gillnet | gill net - meaning and illustration

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for gillnet and gill net: 🔊
1.2. Synonyms of gillnet:
1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of gillnet and gill net:
1.4. Definition of gillnet in fisheries:
6 Other Definitions of Gillnet per Country
1.5. Plural of gillnet:
2. Other fisheries sub-sectors:

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

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fishing noun › Fishing gear noun › net noun › mesh net noun › gillnet noun

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for gillnet and gill net: 🔊

/gɪl net/

1.2. Synonyms of gillnet:

1 international synonym(s) for gillnet. Notably:

🍧 Gill net 🔉 ▶

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of gillnet and gill net:

Filet maillant

1.4. Definition of gillnet in fisheries:

Gillnet, also known as gill net, is defined as: net which is weighted at its bottom and floated at the surface of the water by a cork line, designed to be suspended in the water for the purpose of enmeshing fish attempting to pass through the meshes of the net, but that does not enclose an area of water.

6 Other Definitions of Gillnet per Country

In Canada:

gill net means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed but that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)

✏️ Source -- Canada Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations, Section 3 ( Canada Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations )

gill net means a net that

(a) is weighted at its bottom and floated at the surface of the water by a cork line, and
(b) is used to catch fish by enmeshing them,

but does not enclose an area of water.

✏️ Source -- Canada Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations, Section 21 ( Canada Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations )

gill net means a net by which fish are caught by being enmeshed and that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)

✏️ Source -- Canada Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations, Section 2 ( Canada Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations )

gill net means a net that is used to catch fish by enmeshing them and that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)

✏️ Source -- Canada Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993, Section 2, Sub-section 1 ( Canada Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 )

In Kenya:

“gill net” means a net which is placed into position in water with the object of fish swimming into it and becoming caught therein;

✏️ Source -- Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991 )

In South Africa:

“gill net” means any net or netting which is designed to be suspended in the water for the purpose of ensnaring fish attempting to pass through the meshes of the net;

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