Seine fishing is a method of fishing that employs a surrounding net, called a seine, that hangs vertically in the water with … See more

The word seine has its origins in the Old English segne, which entered the language via Latin sagena, from the original Greek σαγήνη sagēnē (a drag-net). See more

Seines have been used widely in the past, including by Stone Age societies. For example, the Māori used large canoes to deploy seine nets which could be over a kilometer long. The nets were woven from green flax, … See more

The beach seine is employed by anchoring a section of netting on the shoreline, then dragging the net into the water and surrounding the fish, before pulling it ashore. Several countries have prohibited the use of t… See more

A common type of seine is a purse seine, named such because along the bottom are a number of rings. A line (referred to as a purse-line) passes through all the rings, and when pulled, draws the rings close to one anothe… See more

A Danish seine, also occasionally called an anchor seine, consists of a conical net with two long wings with a bag where the fish collect. Drag lines extend from the wings, and are long so they can surround an area.
A Danish s… See more