noun
seine fishing; seining
Fishing method where a net is pulled from the shore or a boat to encircle fish.
この海岸では昔から地引き網漁が行われている。
Seine fishing has been practiced on this coast since old times.
noun
seine; seine net
Abbreviation of 地曳網 (じびきあみ). Refers to the net itself used in seine fishing.
See also: 地曳網
漁師たちは地引きを浜に引き上げた。
The fishermen hauled the seine net up onto the beach.
Variant using 曳く (to pull, to drag), which fits the action of pulling a net.
Full term for seine net; 地引き is the abbreviated form.
Compound of 地 (じ, 'ground, land') and 引き (びき, 'pulling'), referring to pulling a net from the shore.