‘purse seines’ means any encircling net the bottom of which is drawn together by means of a purse line at the bottom of the net, which passes through a series of rings along the groundrope, enabling the net to be pursed and closed;
ciallaíonn “peaslíonta saighne” líon ciorclaithe a bhfuil a bhun tarraingthe le chéile ag braighdín íochtair ag bun an lín, agus an braighdín sin ag dul trí shraith fáinní ar feadh na téide grinnill, i dtreo is gur féidir an líon a fháscadh agus a dhúnadh;