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  2. Seine fishing - Wikipedia

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    The purse seine is a preferred technique for capturing fish species which school, or aggregate, close to the surface: sardines, mackerel, anchovies, herring, and certain species of tuna (schooling); and salmon soon before they swim up rivers and streams to spawn (aggregation). Boats equipped with purse seines are called purse seiners.

  3. Gillnetting - Wikipedia

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    A Colville Tribe biologist reports that during these two years the tribe harvested 3,163 hatchery Chinook while releasing 2,346 wild Chinook with only 1.4% direct or immediate mortality using purse seines, [35] whereas the tangle net was far less productive but had an approximate 12.5% mortality. Researchers commented that the use of recovery ...

  4. Power of the purse - Wikipedia

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    The power of the purse is the ability of one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. awarding extra funding to programs that reach certain benchmarks) or negatively (e.g. removing funding for a department or program, effectively eliminating it).

  5. Satchel - Wikipedia

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    Leather satchel. A satchel is a bag with a strap, traditionally used for carrying books. [1] The strap is often worn so that it diagonally crosses the body, with the bag hanging on the opposite hip, rather than hanging directly down from the shoulder.

  6. New South - Wikipedia

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    New South, New South Democracy or New South Creed is a slogan in the history of the American South first used after the American Civil War.Reformers used it to call for a modernization of society and attitudes, to integrate more fully with the United States as a whole, reject the economy and traditions of the Old South, and the slavery-based plantation system of the prewar period.

  7. Messenger bag - Wikipedia

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    Messenger bag London bicycle messenger. A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made of cloth (natural or synthetic). It is worn over one shoulder with a strap that goes across the chest resting the bag on the lower back. [1]

  8. Glossary of numismatics - Wikipedia

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    For example, the presence or absence of die cracks may signal a specific die state. die variety A minor variation in a die, including repunched mintmarks, doubling or deliberate minor changes to the die design. dime A coin issued in the United States worth $0.10 (ten cents). While the term dime is American in origin, Canadians often use the ...

  9. Fashion accessory - Wikipedia

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    For example, if an individual is going to work their choice of accessory would differ from someone who is going out to drinks or dinner; thus depending on work or play different accessories would be chosen. Similarly, an individual's economic status, religious and cultural background would also be a contributing factor. [4]