NETS. 



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the bottom, which is let down to the ground, 

 and a buoy on the top, which floats it, and 

 presents a wall of meshes, in which the fish 

 that swim against it get entangled. The 

 meshes of this net are larger than the sean. 

 The general dimensions or extent of a trammel 



THE TRAWL. 



is one hundred fathoms long, and about two 

 fathoms deep. The net is of strong twine. 



The Trawl is a strong net with an iron frame 

 round its mouth. The net is shaped like a 

 purse; a wooden spar stretches across the 

 mouth ; from each end of the spar ropes extend 

 to the end of spars fixed in a sloping position 

 from each side of the trawling-vessel. It is 

 then sunk in the water, and the vessel being 



