Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of a gill-net; fishing or taking fish with a gill-net.
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Examples
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This is growing steadily in importance as a gill-netting ground.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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Fishing is done by trawls and hand-lining, and of late years a large and increasing gill-netting fleet has operated in these waters, especially from March to June.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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This piece of ground is much fished by the gill-netting fleet out of
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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The ledge and the hard bottom about it make good gill-netting grounds for cod in the spring months.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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Other gill-netting grounds are 8 to 15 miles NE. by
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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Off Newburyport and N. and SW. of the Isle of Shoals are gill-netting grounds that are much used.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine Walter H. Rich
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The need for gill-netting on Lake Pend Oreille will fade as mackinaw numbers decrease, fisheries managers said.
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This year, Hickey Brothers has a $460,000 contract with Fish and Game to continue the gill-netting.
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He credits the gill-netting operation for better kokanee survival, along with an Avista-funded program that pays anglers $15 for each mackinaw they catch.
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But through commercial gill-netting, the average size now is 15 to 20 pounds.
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