Wild Fisheries (continued)

There are two methods of catching fish in nets: "Gilnetting" and "purse-seining".

Purse-Seiners

A purse seine is a long, deep net with small webbing. These nets are carried on boats called purse-seiners. Purse seiners are one of the largest fishing vessels in British Columbia's salmon fisheries, with lengths of 12 to 33 meters long, with a crew of four to eight people. Purse-seiners can be used to catch whole schools of fish at once. When a school is spotted, a skiff sets off from the back of the purse-seiner, with part of the net fastened to it. The purse-seiner runs a circle around the school, enclosing it in the net. The net is then drawn together and the fish are trapped.

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