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retrieving a gillnet from the water, the mesh is 1&1/2. The catch is primarilywhite perch. The gillnets are experimental multi-mesh gillnets. All nets areconnected to a string of nets containing different size mesh between 1&1/2,2&1/2, and 3&1/2 mesh. Gillnets are made with a lead line that sinks to thebottom and a float line that keeps the net just below the surface of the water. (Image credit: NOAA Restoration Center, Chris Doley)