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dip-netter en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of dip netter.
    alt of dip netter
    • To measure hydraulic complexity and fish occupancy for each piece of large wood, the following sampling protocol was used. Initially each piece of large wood was electrofished using a boat-mounted 7.5 GPP electrofishing unit (Smith-Root Inc., Portland, OR, USA). The boat, with a crew consisting of a driver, dip-netter and recorder, approached each piece of large wood from its downstream end. 2008, Paul J. Wood, David M. Hannah, Jonathan P. Sadler, Hydroecology and Ecohydrology: Past, Present and Future, →ISBN, page 391:
    • According to Stuart, one of the Astorian party, an experienced dip-netter could take as many as 500 fish each day. 1947, Gordon Winant Hewes, Aboriginal Use of Fishery Resources in Northwestern North America:
    • Satisfied with my prowess as a dip-netter, I dunked the quivering mass and let them continue on their frantic run. 2013, Joe Fitzgerald, Chasing Pisces in Nova Scotia: An Angling Odyssey, →ISBN:

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