Newport, Oregon, is a commercial fishing harbor and therefore some of the displays in the Pacific Maritime Museum and Heritage Center focus on fishing. There are both displays of fishing artifacts and posters explaining various aspects of commercial fishing in Oregon.
According to the display:
“A gill net is a net panel suspended in the water by floats along the top and weights along the bottom. The size of the mesh openings determines the size of the fish caught and enables smaller fish to pass through unharmed.”
Posters