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seine. This ai)paraliit< is also employed in river fisheries, and should, in 

 that case, occupy the full breadth of the river. 



3. The Jarifc seine is the same kind of net, only on a larger scale. It 

 is used in very large i)onds, and for casting and hauling it several boats 

 and often more than twenty men are needed. 



4. TJie siiujlc seine is a small net of the same kind. Both of its ends 

 are tied to poles and are Iianlt-d, while the upper part of the net tloats 

 on the Nvater. As nets rei)i'esent eonsiderabhi (rapital, it is desirable 

 that they should last as long as ]»ossible. The best and simplest means 

 to attain tliis end is to lay them in a lan-jtit until they have assumed 

 a l)i-o\vnisli eolor, w hieh, if they are toleiabl.\ moist, will take ])lace in 

 about forty-eight hours, 



o. The purscjtet consists of a handh'. T.") to 12.") centimeters long, end 

 ing like a fork in two prongs, each ."iO centimeters long, 

 between which a round or sijuare net is extended. 

 Theliandle must bf strong enough not to bend or break 

 by the weight of the lish. The ml should be well made 

 aiul be strong so as not to become enlarged by constant 

 use, \\ hieh would nMuh'r it ditlicidt to empty out the 

 tish. According to the kind of lish which are to be 

 caught, the meshes will have to vary in size. This ap 

 ])aiatus is used for taking lish from the seine, or, in 

 small j»onds, for catching the tish in the water. It may 

 also be used for taking lish from tanks, tubs, orditches. 

 (i. The fixhdipjjcr is a sort of i)urse-net. It consists 

 ol' a bag-shaped net tied to a wooden or iron hoop, to 

 which is fastened a handle measuring about one meter 

 in length. It is used for taking tish from the seine or 

 from tubs. 



7, I'or 2^'f-c i>iid pen-h-j)ilc purse nets are used, con- 

 sisting of a two-i)ronged fork, each prong measuring 

 .■)() to 80 centinu'ters in length, with a handle 2 to 2.5 

 meters long. The net is fastened to and extends between these two 

 prongs, and is shaped more like a trough than a 1)ag, being longer and 



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.shallower than the ])urse net. AVith this apparatus pike and perch 

 pike are taken out singly and immedi- 

 ately transferi'cd to fresh water. 



The i)urse-net used ibr eels has Acry 

 narrow meshes and forms a deej) bag. so 

 that these slippery fish cannot easily 

 escape. 



