The statements below describe a method of fishing.

The statements below describe a method of fishing.

(i) The method is used to catch large fish and whales.
(ii) It uses a net that has floats at the top and weights at the bottom.
(iii) The net is attached to a large ship by a rope or string.
(iv) A small boat is used to spread the net around a shoal offish.
(v) A string at the bottom of the net is pulled to close up the fish in the net then it is pulled to the ship.

The method described above is

A. gill net method
B. drift net method
C. basket method
D. purse seining method.

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The correct answer is D. purse seining method.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 31, 2019 at 09:48

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