seiner

A seiner is a fishing vessel used for seining, a method of fishing that uses a seine net. Seine nets are large nets that are set around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom to trap them.1

Seine-netters can range in size from small canoes to larger vessels equipped with specialized net-handling equipment like power blocks and winches. These vessels are designed to efficiently deploy and retrieve long nets, often used to catch fish that school in large, dense shoals. Purse seines are a type of seine net that can be closed at the bottom like a purse, effectively trapping fish. This method is used for various species, including tuna, herring, and salmon.234