Sein

noun
  1. A type of fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom, used to encircle fish. noun
    The fishermen used a seine to catch a large number of fish in the bay.
    Seining is a common method of fishing in shallow waters.
  2. To fish using a seine net. verb
    They seined the river to catch salmon during the spawning season.
    The crew spent the afternoon seining along the coastline.