FIGURE 9. PURSE SEINE. A LARGE ENCIRCLING NET SUPPORTED BY FLOATS 

 AT THE SURFACE AND WEIGHTED BY LEADS AT THE BOTTOM. A PURSE-LINE 

 WHICH RUNS THROUGH RINGS ATTACHED BY ROPE BRIDLES AT VARYING INTERVALS 

 TO THE LEAD LINE, IS THE DEVICE BY WHICH THE NET IS CLOSED AFTER THE 

 SEINE IS CAST IN A CIRCLE AROUND A SCHOOL OF FISH. 



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