PCF 112 | Aquaculture Engineering

NETS AND TRAPS C H A P T E R 7

E Q U I P M E N T A N D F A C I L I T I E S F O R F I S H F A R M O P E R A T I O N

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 Nets
Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Fishing nets are
usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Early nets were woven from
grasses, flaxes and other fibrous plant material. Later cotton was used. Modern nets are
usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides
such as wool or silk thread were common until recently and are still used

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 Gillnet Seine
A harvesting net of about 1.5 to 2.0 m wide
by 30 to 50 m long. It is made of coarse
thread of nylon with mesh of 4 to 5 cm
square mesh. To catch fish, this seine is
dragged over the pond from one end to the
other.
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Fingerling Seine
A fine-meshed rectangular net, about two
to four meters long by one meter wide. It is
supported by two poles at both ends with
floats of wood, rubber or synthetic material
on the upper side and sinkers of lead on
the opposite side
 Fingerling
Suspension Net
A rectangular or square net 2 to 3 meters
wide by 3 to 5 meters long and has meshes
of 0.5 to 1.0 cm square mesh. It is used to
hold fingerlings during counting or before
transport
Cast Net
Also called thrown net. It is a solid net and
round-shaped. Cast net has attached
weight in all the edges, which helps it sink
and trap all the fish. This net can be used
for sampling stock of fish or shrimp to
monitor growth or for partial harvesting
when required

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 Drive-in Net
It is a dustpan-shaped net, resembling a
trawl with long wings. It is used to catch
schooling forage fish like fusiliers and
different reef fish. Used by small-scale
fishermen in some fisheries in Japan and
South Asia, particularly within the
Philippines.
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Lift Net
Lift nets, also called lever nets, are a method
of fishing using nets that are submerged to
a certain depth and then lifted out of the
water vertically. A lift net has an opening
which faces upwards. It can be lifted either
manually or mechanically, and can be
operated on a boat.
 Push Net Purse Seine Nets
A push net is a "small
triangular fishing net"
a large seine designed to be set by two
boats around a school of fish and so
with a rigid frame that is pushed along the
arranged that after the ends have been
bottom in shallow waters.
brought together the bottom can be closed

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 Trawl Net
A large, tapered fishing net that is towed
along the sea bottom or at a given depth
below the surface. Trawls can be divided into
three categories based on where they
sample the water column: surface,
midwater, and bottom. They may be divided
further by their design and the materials
used in their construction.
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Hand Net
Also called a scoop net, is a net or mesh
basket held open by a hoop. Hand nets have
been used since antiquity and can be used
for scooping fish near the surface of the
water , such as muskellunge or northern
pike.
 Traps
Gear that is set or stationed in the water for a certain period, regardless of the kind of
material used for their construction. Fish that enter a trap or pot find it difficult to get
out and this gives the fisher time to take the fish that are caught. An advantage of
trapping is that it allows some control over the species and sizes of the fish you catch.

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 Fish Corral
A fish corral is a stationary fishing gear that
is primarily made of bamboo and netting
panels. It is often built in stream or tidal flats,
that can serve both as a fish trap and a fish
pen
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Fish Trap/Pot
The fish-trap is commonly called a fish pot or
“bubo” in local terms. A passive fishing gear
that works by luring target organism into
the enclosure. It is often used to capture
crabs, shrimps and fish. Bait is used to lure
these organisms into the trap. The shape of
the pot may be circular, rectangular or
square.
 Fyke Net
It consists of long cylindrical netting bag
usually with several netting cones fitted
inside the netting cylinder to make entry
easy and exit difficult. They are commonly
used in estuaries or inshore shallow water.
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Cover Pot
This trap is usually operated by one-man in
paddy fields, swamps and rivers at knee-
depth. When a fish is detected in the water,
the fishermen suddenly covers the fish. The
cover pot has an opening at the upper portion
where the hand could be inserted and take
out the fish inside.
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