Gill Netting

Gill Netting is a smaller scale fishery in our area, but one that is still prosperous. Gill nets are used to catch many species of fish, especially herring, cod and pollock. The nets are either secured to the seabed by weights, or left to drift. The fish are caught as they swim through the net and the net gets entangled in their gills. This is an efficient way of fishing but unfortunately, species that are not intended to be caught can get entangled in the net.