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the commonest forms are those represented in Figs. 1, 2, 

 and, as will be seen, are rounded in front and angular 

 behind. One kind known as the Barking pattern, and 

 used by the Barking and many of the Yarmouth 

 trawlers, is quite symmetrical and stirrup-like in 

 shape, but it is not approved of by the great body of 

 the trawlers. 



Fig. 3. 



Barking Trawl-head. 



The trawl itself is, as I have before mentioned, a 

 triangular purse-shaped net, consisting of several 

 portions, each having its own name. An old-fashioned 

 bed watch-pocket laid on its face will give a fair idea 

 of a trawl, when in a position for working. What is 

 then its upper surface is called the " back," and the 

 under portion the " belly." The straight front edge 

 of the back, or " square " of the net is fastened to the 

 beam, and is therefore raised two or three feet from 

 the ground. The corresponding lower part of the 

 net, however, is cut away in such a manner, that the 

 margin of the net forms a deep curve extending from 

 the foot of one trawl-iron to the other, and therefore 



