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the Squid into the bunt of the net. In the season there are usually 

 four sets of these squid seines — called ^/^7/ iv7^/z locally — in daily use 

 at Rameswaram. When the shoals are about, catches may occasion- 

 ally range up to 5,000 a haul. The bulk of the Squid caught are 

 sold to fish runners who come from Pamban and Rameswaram, at 

 rates varying from Rs. I-I2 o to Rs. 2-8-0 per lOO; the balance is 

 consumed locally. When demand is weak and little is sold for 

 consumption fresh, the Squids are sun-dried and sold eventually at 

 Ramnad and other inland markets at about Rs. 3 per lOO. 



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I'lc. 57. jigging platform used for spearing Squid al Kameswara 



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Jigging for Squid is practised chiefly for home requirements by 

 individual fishermen, who sun-dry any surplus they may have. 



