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and livelihood of its inhabitants. From the sporting- point of view, 

 however, fishing- in Greece can hardly be said to exist. The 

 most usual manner of fishing for the market supply is by means 

 of the tratte, as called in the Levant, i.e. the seine or draw-nets, 

 which are dropped far out at sea, the two ends being attached to 



CREWS LANDING THE NETS 



long row-boats of eight to twelve pair of oars each, reminding one 

 of the triremes of the ancients. Thus a broad strip of sea is swept 

 by the net. On approaching the shore the crews of the boats dis- 

 embark in shallow water and land the nets on the beach. This 

 mode of fishing is known to have been practised by the Phoenicians 

 and has subsisted in Greece from remote antiquity. Sailing boats 

 are similarly used, and line-fishing from a row-boat is also practised as 



