bag net
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A bag net is a bag-shaped net used for catching fish. These nets are kept open vertically by a frame and stretched horizontally by water currents. They can range from small scoop nets that are pushed and dragged to larger stownets, which may have wings and are held by stakes or anchors. Some winged bag nets use otter boards to keep them spread open. Stownets, often anchored, are used in rivers and by some Korean fishers in strong sea currents. Bag nets are a category within the broader classification of fishing methods.12
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commercial fishingBag netsBag nets are kept vertically open by a frame and held horizontally stretched by the water current. There are small scoop nets that can be pushed and dragged and big stownets, with and without wings, held on stakes or on anchors with or…
Read MoreBag nets are kept vertically open by a frame and held horizontally stretched by the water current. There are small scoop nets that can be pushed and dragged and big stownets, with and without wings, held on stakes or on anchors with or…
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…scoop nets or large net bags (stownets). Such gear is known on many European and Asian rivers. The net bag is fixed to the river bottom to catch migrating or drifting fish. Some human control may be necessary; sometimes a watchman lives on a vessel or raft next to the…
Read More…scoop nets or large net bags (stownets). Such gear is known on many European and Asian rivers. The net bag is fixed to the river bottom to catch migrating or drifting fish. Some human control may be necessary; sometimes a watchman lives on a vessel or raft next to the…
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