no THE FISHERIES OF THE ADRIATIC, 



by means of which the fish, chiefly grey mullet and basse, are encircled, 

 together with a trammel-net, which is made to float on the surface of the 

 water outside the ground-net, but attached to it, and entirely surrounding 

 it. In practice it acts so that the fish, finding themselves closed in by the 

 ground-net, and finding exit impossible, are given to jump (saltare) out of 

 water in their endeavours to clear the obstruction of the ground-net, and thus 

 fall on to the trammel (// sa/to), in which they entangle themselves. 



On the Istrian coast the trammel is kept afloat by means of cork floats, 

 and the ground-net is secured by piles driven into the bed of the sea ; in 

 Dalmatia, it is supported by reeds, which are tied to it at intervals of i A to 2 

 feet, and act as floats. It is generally set close to the shore, the outside 

 forming a semicircle, whereas the shore-side is cast in a straight line, and con- 

 sists merely of the ground-net without the floating trammel. Length of 

 ground-net, 200-300 m. ; depth, 8 m. ; length of trammel, 60 m. ; breadth, 2 m. ; 

 price of the whole, 300-500 fl. 



In use at all seasons (see Plates X. and XL). 



The Cerbcrao, or Rete tramczzata, is a ground-trammel cast in a straight 

 line or semicircle, into which basse and gilt-head are driven by shouts, or by 

 striking the water ; used chiefly in spring. Length, 20-30 m. ; depth, inner 

 net, 6-8 m. ; outer net, 4-6 m. ; price, 18 fl. Mesh, inner net, 5c; outer 

 net, 2 1 c. 



The Baicolera is a similar but smaller-meshed trammel, for catching the 

 fry of the basse (Baico/i) at the commencement of the winter. 



The Bombina, or Gombina (Croat. Popovnica), is a trammel generally 

 used for grey mullet, toothed gilt-head, Occhiada, Spizzo, Sargo, Sparo, 

 scorpions, &c, into which they are driven. Length, 20-25 m. ; depth, 

 2-4 m. ; price, 10-30 fl. Mesh, inner net, 4 c. ; outer net, 30 c. 



The Tarabara is a similar net in use in the Quarnero. 



The Passelera is a ground-net for flounders (Passera), rays, soles, scor- 

 pions, &c. Length, 8-12 m. ; depth, 70-90 c. ; price, 15 fl. Mesh, inner 

 net, 6-8 c. ; outer net, 30 c. This net is generally cast over night, and drawn 

 up in the morning. At Grado they distinguish two kinds, viz., Passarella da 

 palude, i.e., for the marshes or lagoons, and Passarella da fondo, i.e., for deep- 



