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gill net

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gill net [′gil ‚net]
(engineering)
A net that entangles the gill covers of fish.


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In the spring of 1984, Peter Wallerstein received a phone call about an adult whale and her calf struggling to free themselves from the cutting confines of a gill net.
A Florida circuit court judge ruled a state ban on gill nets unconstitutional Feb.
Other gear, such as trawls, have devices to protect wildlife, but technology has lagged for the gill net, Melvin points out.
 
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