FIGURE 3. SECTION OF GILL NET. GILL NETS ARE DESIGNED TO CATCH FISH 

 BY THE GILLS AS THEY SWIM INTO A NET, AND, IN AN EFFORT TO ESCAPE, 

 ENTANGLE THEMSELVES IN THE MESHES. SIZE OF THE MESH VARIES ACCORDING 

 TO THE SIZE OF THE FISH THE NET IS EMPLOYED TO CATCH. GILL NETS ARE 

 USUALLY STAKED OR ANCHORED IN PLACE, BUT MAY BE SUSPENDED AT THE 

 WATER'S SURFACE OR SUBMERGED. 



