134 MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETIN 



Names. 



Barracuda 

 Soles 



Murrel ... 



Seabream 



Sandeels 



Butterfish 



Freshwater shark 



Bonito 



Lizard-fish 



(Megalops) 



Squid, etc. 



Spade-fish 



(Teuthis) 



Batfish 



Sandbugs (Hippa) 

 Eels 



Plough-fish 

 Crocodile-fish .. 



Surgeon 



Gally-wasp 



Puffer ... 



(Opisthopterus) ... 

 (Chatoessus) 

 Bombay duck 



Hilsa 



Miscellaneous ... 



Total ... 4,054,900 5,66,466 15 



As the statistics are based on information gathered from the 

 markets, a few remarks on the fishing gear of Madras may not be 

 out of place. All small fish and some large fish are netted, while 

 large ones are caught with hand lines. The nets in use in the sea 

 are Thuri valai, Eda valai, Mada valai, Peranda valai, Eru valai, 

 Kola valai, Irukkan valai, Vala valai, Kanna valai and Peru valai. 

 In the use of hand lines and the nets except Peru valai the 

 catamarans or keelless rafts made of three to five logs of wood roped 

 together are associated. On the surfbeaten coast of Madras, only 

 such a type of craft can be of use. It is so very simple and can be 



