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as the fear, measuring 15 ft. 6 in. long and 2 ft. deep, and with a biesh of 1*75 in. It is 

 called pasfe jdl, or side-net in the Nuddea district. (10) Kdbai Jdl. A Net 35 ft. long, 

 1 ft. 4 in. deep, and with a mesh of 1 in. It is of the same character as the tear of 

 Chmnparun. At Noakholly it is called the Jtabai jdl. (11) A portion of a Floating Net, 

 measuring 7 ft. 6 in. long by 6 ft. 9 in. deep, with a mesh of 1 in. It is called sTioofo' jdl or 

 vasha jdl in Chittagong. (12) Portion of a Large Floating Net, 18 ft. 3 in. long, 5 ft. 7 in. 

 deep, and with a mesh of 1'50 in. At Chittagong it is called dolthanda. (13) A Net 460 ft. 

 in length, 9 ft. deep. The mesh is 9 in., and is used for catching gochta fish, a large 

 carnivorous fish found in the northern rivers of Behar and that prefers the colder waters from 

 the Himalayas. The net is known as the gucliel in Patna. (14) A Float Net 500 ft. long, 

 3 ft. 4 in. deep, and with a mesh of 4 in. It is called tewar in Patna. (6) (15) With sinkers. 

 A Net of the same character as the tear of Chumparun. In Jessore it is known as the 

 Ttai jdl. (16) A Floating Net of the same nature as the tear, measuring 127 ft. long and 

 3 ft. 2 in. deep, with a mesh of 1*50 in. It is called arrahia in the Gya district. (17) Part 

 of a weighted Drag Net with three long bamboo floats. It is known at Chittagong as Tier jdl. 

 (18) Dewra. A Drag Net with a mesh of 1 in., and measuring 50 ft. by 24 ft. In Nuddea 

 this net is called dowra jdl. (19) Part of a Drag Net and measuring 20 ft. by 20 ft. with 

 cylindrical earthen sinkers and gourd floats, and with a mesh of 1*75 in. At Patna this net 

 is called poupounree, and it is the equivalent of the dowra jdl of Nuddea. (20) Part of a Net 

 like the pounree and dowra, but with a finer mesh than the former and with sJwla flbats. 

 Size 16 ft. by 18 ft., mesh 0'75 in. It is called ghunny jdl in Patna. (21) Kachal. A 

 Hempen Net with a mesh of 1'50 in., and measuring 49 ft. deep by 92 ft. in length. This 

 net is chiefly used in deep rivers for the capture of hilsa, Clupea ilislia, one of the Clupeidse 

 (herrings), which is famous for the rich flavour of its flesh, and frequents estuaries for the 

 purpose of spawning. In Nuddea this net is known as the kachal jdl. (22) A net 99 ft. 



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