Dictionary of Ichthyology  

blanket net = a type of liftnet suspended by one end from a boat and pulled in from the bottom by a line from the boat deck.

From Umali, A. F. 1950. Guide to the classification of fishing gear in the Philippines. Research Report 17, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington.

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