1 SNEIENTE 2 3 4 5 6 7 FLYSHOOTING IN PROGRESS. ILLUSTRATION: SEAFISH 8 HAMPIÐJAN Seine Net 9 Seine nets are used to fish for cod and flatfish species. Main advantages: High catch quality, with low numbers of small fish. 10 A seine net is formed of a cone-shaped belly with two long wings. Towing lines of 1800 to 2000 metres are attached to each wing end. These seine ropes herd fish and push them towards the net. The lower edge of the seine net is rigged onto a footrope which also 11 helps herd fish into the gear while also protecting the lower sections of the fishing gear. Fishing starts by shooting away one seine rope with the end clipped to a buoy so that 12 iatftcearnwbheicehatshiley sreetirnieevneedt.iTtsheelfcisatschhoint gawveays.seTlhsehsoeoctos nadwaseyintheeroroppeeisinthaehnadlfecpirlcolyee, d to complete the circle. 13 The end of the first rope is then retrieved and the catching vessel maintains a slow speed ahead, towing the gear behind it. Towing for 30 to 40 minutes closes the circle and gradually the fish within the ropes are herded into the net. When the two ropes are lying together and the seine net has closed, the gear is hauled 14 in. No doors are used to keep the seine net open. 15 16 Seine nets are used to fish for cod and flatfish. Around half of Iceland’s flatfish landings are caught in seine nets. This gear is used all around Iceland, mostly at depths of 40 – 60 metres. There are different versions, with a seine net for cod made with a higher 17 opening than gear for flatfish. A flatfish seine has no square. A seine net is made in the same way as a trawl, although there are difference in cutting rates as seine nets have wings that are roughly double the length used in a groundfish trawl. 18 The main advantage of seine netting is the high quality of catches. Small fish are caught in smaller amounts than in a groundfish trawl with the same mesh sizes. Fishing vessels with relatively lower power can use this method and it can be deployed on 19 small areas of ground that would be out of reach for trawlers. 20 hampidjan.com
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