set net

plural set nets · alternative set-net · alternative setnet

1. A fishing net that is used by securing it to a fixed underwater framework.

   Large set nets are used to catch large pelagic species such as tuna, yellowtail, and salmon as well as demersal species such as sea bream.

   2011, Pingguo He, Behavior of Marine Fishes: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges, →ISBN

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   No person shall draw, set, stretch or use any drag net, set net, or gill net, purse or sweep seine of any kind for taking fish anywhere in the waters of Buzzard's Bay within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, nor in any harbor, cove, or bight of said bay except as hereinafter provided.

   1994, Dennis W. Nixon, Marine and Coastal Law: Cases and Materials, →ISBN, page 175

   A larger open boat carrying crew to the village set net slowed speed to give their own boat way, and Kiyoshi felt the eyes of the set net crew following them.

   2017, William B. McCloskey, Warriors: A Novel, →ISBN, page 321

present singular third person set nets · participle present set netting · participle past set netted · past set netted · alternative set-net · alternative setnet

1. To fish using a set net.

   I have fished (set netted) the Situk River.

   1985, Situk River Wild and Scenic River(s) (WSR) Study

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   Due to this constant change it is not feasible to set net sections and build separate structures to support the nets.

   2011, Occupational Safety Training Institute, Safety Programs, Policies, and Procedures, →ISBN, page 172

   Nobody's ever set netted there before but it's legal.

   2012, Harley Davis Hess, Alaska's Midnight Son, →ISBN, page 61