Bony Fishes - Trapping Methods

Question 1

diff. trapping methods

Answer 1

1. cast nets
2. gill nets
3. seine nets
4. scoop nets
5. surrounding nets

Question 2

constructed from a series of tailored netting sections joined together to produce a cone-shaped net with weights and a drawstring attached to the perimeter and cast by a fisher to catch fish.

Answer 2

cast nets

Question 3

• wall of netting that hangs in the water column, typically made of monofilament or multifilament nylon.
• Mesh sizes are designed to allow fish to get only their head through the netting but not their body.

Answer 3

gillnet

Question 4

very long net, with or without a bag in the center, which is set either from the shore or from a boat for surrounding a certain area and is operated with two (long) ropes fixed to its ends (for hauling and herding the fish).

Answer 4

seine net

Question 5

refers to a fishing gear consisting of a net and one to two poles to keep the net open. It is either pushed forward in shallow water by one or two fishermen.

Answer 5

Scoop net

Question 6

• large netting walls set for surrounding aggregated fish both from the sides and from underneath, thus preventing them from escaping by diving downwards.
• Apart from a few exceptions, these are surface nets.
• The netting wall is framed by lines: a float line on top and leadline at the bottom.

Answer 6

Surrounding nets