There are three main types of seine nets; beach seine, anchor or Danish seine, and fly dragging, also called fly shooting or Scottish seine. Seine netting is a direct descendant from beach seining, one of the oldest fishing methods\r\nwith indications that early forms were used in ancient times. This progressed to using longer ropes to get further off shore, then being shot offshore using a sailing vessel and the ropes and net hauled by hand with the vessel at anchor. The seine net methods that we know today are claimed to originate from Denmark, around 1850, where it was first used to catch plaice.