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The ships use purse seiner nets and demersal trawlers, destroying the coral underneath and, consequently, the habitat for fish.
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Nicole Tung,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2026
Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Oct. 2023
Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
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David James,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Apr. 2023
The Western Flyer, a 77-foot purse seiner built of old-growth Douglas fir in 1937, has outlasted nearly all its contemporaries, despite its sinkings.
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Smithsonian,
22 Aug. 2019
Ellenbogen and a team of scientists observed the tuna being caught by large purse seiner fishing boats from Turkey, France, Spain, and Italy among other countries, with some illegally using spotter planes to locate the fish.
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Rebecca Horne,
Discover Magazine,
28 June 2010
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Nicole Tung,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2026
Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.
—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Oct. 2023
Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.
—
David James,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Apr. 2023
The Western Flyer, a 77-foot purse seiner built of old-growth Douglas fir in 1937, has outlasted nearly all its contemporaries, despite its sinkings.
—
Smithsonian,
22 Aug. 2019
Ellenbogen and a team of scientists observed the tuna being caught by large purse seiner fishing boats from Turkey, France, Spain, and Italy among other countries, with some illegally using spotter planes to locate the fish.
—
Rebecca Horne,
Discover Magazine,
28 June 2010
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“Seiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seiner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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