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fixed on shore, and two, or more, others hold it at different 

 points, while several men try to drive the fish into the net. 

 By shouting and splashing the water they frighten the fish 

 out of the pile of stones, and then, closing upon the net, they 

 drive the fish into it, swing its free end towards the shore, 

 and the net, having been thus closed, the men take out the 

 fish. For this form of fishing the Lorowdtu and Gthi nets are 



used. 



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Diagram of Taui Fishing. 



a. Arrows indicating the direction in which the fish are 

 driven. 



h. Direction in which the free end of the net is moved, 

 c. Heap of stones. 



In 2 the net is closed against the shore. 



2. Gehi fishing, in which the net called Gehi ord'i is used. 

 —This method is similar to that just described, in so far that. 

 the fishing is done in shallow water and small fish are caught. 



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Diagram of Gebi Fishing. 

 Men holding net. 

 Men driving the fish. 



In 2 the net is closed. 



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