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drift net
noun
- a fishing net supported upright in the water by floats attached along the upper edge and sinkers along the lower, so as to be carried with the current or tide.
drift net
noun
- a large fishing net supported by floats or attached to a drifter that is allowed to drift with the tide or current
Word History and Origins
Origin of drift net1
Example Sentences
The EU is now proposing that countries adopt biodegradable drift nets.
In areas nearby, some fishers use illegal drift nets that drown dolphins as bycatch.
In Somalia, he covered a devastating famine, in Singapore he reported on illegal drift net fishermen and in El Salvador he narrated stories of gang members.
Nicknamed “walls of death” for the quantity of other sea life they catch in addition to the fish they are set for, drift nets were banned by the United Nations 30 years ago.
He also worked on negotiations to monitor the use of large, mesh drift nets by Japan’s fishing industry and improve air quality standards and reduce acid rain in Canada.
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