41. Sprague said the existing method of locating fish by catching them in gill nets is inefficient and unreliable. 42. For Alabama fishermen, Florida's overwhelming vote last fall to ban gill net fishing was a call to arms. 43. "Drift gill nets are a great way to catch swordfish, but look what else happens, " he said. 44. Efficient industrial trawlers using gill nets and long lines have resulted in a huge catch of leatherback sea turtles. 45. It was originally used on Scottish gill nets to tie small line to larger rope that supported the net. 46. "We've never had to manage our resources before, " said Maurice Ryan, a gill net harvester and seafood dealer. 47. The use of gill nets for shark fishing as well as the practice of shark finning are now banned. 48. Are offshore fishing activities, such as the use of gill nets , causing sharks to come closer into shore than normal? 49. Fishermen set out gill nets to catch these tasty fish, which are rather difficult to catch with hook and line. 50. -- Still a net loss : Despite the inshore ban on gill nets , commercial netters are still ravaging many species.
