Charles Lyell

No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them.

British Lawyer

Understand 'seine' as a specific fishing gear, not any net you see.

Fishing Tool

'Seine' suggests a commercial or large-scale fishing practice, not just leisure fishing.

Large Scale

'Seine' is specialized vocabulary; it's less known outside of fishing contexts.

Technical Vocabulary

As a verb, 'seine' refers strictly to the act of using a seine net, not catching fish in general.

Action Specific

Seining is often associated with specific fish species that swim in schools.

Particular Fish Species

Focus on 'seine' as describing a fishing method rather than the quantity of catch.

Method Over Quantity

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Herring Hazards PIPE...

 in a place where there is no protection; it's a free-for-all. Once the most degrading fishing gear, seine nets, were removed, the fishermen were catching more. If you fish less, you're actually catching more.