purse seine
- noun
- /pɜrs seɪn/
- Specialized
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red de cerco
- The fishers deployed a large purse seine to capture schools of tuna swimming near the surface.
- purse seine landings
- purse seine fishery
- purse seine net
Examples
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Purse seines gained importance after 1960 and continue to harvest an increasing percentage of the catch today.
Academic text (2000) -
Locations of over 48,000 purse seine sets were recorded, the results of which are reported in Nicholson (1978).
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In addition, fishers can drop a purse-seine net over the tuna.
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A purse seine bait fishing operation targeting Gulf menhaden has also recently been established in Louisiana.
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Both harbor seals and gray seals were observed feeding on herring inside and outside of purse seines off the coast of Maine.
Academic text (2000) -
The Southern and Kamishak Bay Districts allow the use of purse seines, hand purse seines, and beach seines.
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Australia produced canned products from the southern bluefin tuna caught by the west coast fishermen using purse seine nets.
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An analysis of the frequency and distribution of purse-seine sets contributed additional information with respect to the timing of migrations (Roithmayr, 1963).
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Reductions in dolphin mortality were accomplished by modifying purse seines and purse seining operations (Coe et al., 1984).
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To encircle the catch effectively, the crew worked together to set the purse seine around the fish.
Synonyms
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A big net that hangs in water to surround and catch fish
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
purse + seine
If a learner knows 'purse' (a small bag or something that can be drawn closed) and 'seine' (a type of fishing net), they can infer a 'purse seine' is a net that is closed or drawn together like a purse to encircle fish. The compound is compositionally descriptive—the 'purse' element signals the closing action on the 'seine'—so the overall meaning is directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Purse seine comes from a clear picture: fishermen spread a large seine, a type of net, around a school of fish and then pull a line to close the bottom like a purse, holding the fish inside. So, 'purse seine' means a big net that surrounds and then closes to catch fish.