The Most Amazing Shoreline Trawl Net Catching Fish With Nets

The Most Amazing Shoreline Trawl Net Catching Fish With Nets

What is a Seine Net?
A beach seine (pronounced sane) is a rectangular net in varying lengths and heights that have corks evenly spaced along the top so the net floats. The seine net also has weights along the bottom enabling it to hang down and touch the substrate. The nets are attached to poles on each end that keep the net rigid and act as a handle to pull the net in. Beach seine nets are used to catch fish that inhabit near shore beaches, marshes, lakes and streams and are common tools for organizations like Collier Sea Grant and FWC.

The seine is set parallel to shore or in the form of an arch then pulled in by hand as two to more people walk towards the shore holding the poles that are attached to either end. The seine will hopefully catch all the fish that were between the net and the shore that cannot fit through the nets holes.