Sea has always fascinated man. Fishing has been the oldest form of earning livelihood. At present fishing is not only for making a living, but men now explore the deep seas as a passion and as a sport, particularly Deep Sea Fishing. Whether you are venturing into the sea for fishing or for pleasure, make sure you carry a jacket, sun-block cream, sun glasses, hat, cooler to bring your catch back home, rubber shoes and rain gear, if needed.
Trawlers are boats to which large trawl nets are attached and pulled through the water. The mesh size of the trawl nets can be modified according to the purpose of the catch and the type of the fish. The mechanism of a bottom trawl is simple. The mouth of the net is open in horizontal and vertical directions and the body of the net leads the fish inside the net. The fish gets collected at the cod end of the net, which has suitable mesh size. Using cod ends with bigger mesh size considerably reduces the mortality of fish fries in trawl nets.
Drift nets are another form of gill net, which are not fixed anywhere and are allowed to drift with the current. It is used for catching wide range of fish like tuna, squid, shark and salmon. Trammel nets are like a wall of net with three layers. A fine meshed net is sandwiched between two larger meshed nets.
Harpoons are usually used to target mature fishes like shark, dolphins and swordfish. It has a spear and a reel attached to it. Spear fishing employs modern elastic and pneumatic powered spear guns. SOund Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) is used for acoustically locating the fishes.
Pots or creels are traps which can be operated from a vessel. It is used for capturing crabs, octopus and shell fish. Purse seins are large wall of net which encircles a shoal of fish and get them pursed or caught.
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