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Sometimes, when fishing is done near the reef, the net men 

 wade instead of swimming. 



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Diagram of Doa Fishing. 



1. Net closed. 



2. The end h is then moved along the length of the net so 

 that space c, in which the fish are, l^scomes gradually reduced 

 in size. 



2. NIGHT FISHING. 



1. Bont. — This is the form of nocturnal fishing which 

 corresponds to the Tata, day fishing. Stones are piled together 

 in heaps near the shore, with the object of inducing small fish 

 to seek shelter therein. Loroivdtu and Gehi nets, sometimes 

 several joined together, are attached by one end to the shore, 

 and the rest of the net is moved by one or more men. Several 

 men, by holding torches of dry leaves, beating the water with 

 sticks, and shouting, drive the fish into the net, which is 

 closed against the shore and the fish taken out by hand (see 

 diagram of Taea fishing). 



2. Auaurui. — In this method the spear is used. A 

 few men paddle out in a small canoe fVao'naJ, in the bow 

 of which one of them stands, holding a torch in one hand and 

 a spear in the other. The fish, when they approach the light, 

 are speared. The fish commonly captured in this way is the 

 AiU/K (in Motu, Korahdda). 



A method of capturin;^ fish which is still to be mentioned 

 is that by which they are poisoned, or, rather, stupefied, by 

 means of a plant which is called TiVa. For this the net is 

 also used, as well as a heap of stones, to attract the fish. The 

 leaves of the Til'a, which have been previously pressed between 

 two stones, are bound in a big bundle, which is attached to 

 the end of a long stick. The bundle is thrust into the heap of 

 stones, and the men beat the water and shout. The fish, both 

 frightened and stupefied, swim right into the net and are 

 easily caught. 



The dugong (Halicore diigong) fishing (Wdloivtilo) is 

 always carried out in shallow water, either inside the barrier 

 reef or near it on the outside. When the animal is seen, the 

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