THE FISHING INDUSTRY 



OF 



KRIAN AND KURAU, PERAK. 



BY 



A. T. DEW, 



Collector and Magistrate and Harbour Master \ 

 Matang and Port Weld, Perak.. 



HE Chinese fishing village situated on the South 

 bank of the entrance to the Kurau River is said to 

 have been in existence for more than thirty years. 

 ONG Gan, one of the oldest inhabitants, has lived 

 here for twenty-six years, and there were a good 

 many fishermen then— about 15 houses — and the 

 village has gradually grown to its present size. It now consists 

 of from 70 to 80 houses, with between 450 and 500 Hokkien 

 Chinese, all fishermen, working about 75 nets (pukat) and 

 about 140 boats. Besides nets, they at present work fishing 

 stakes {blat) as under: — ■ 



i Blat JerumaL 



1 Blat Telok, 



4 Blat Kedah; and about 



30 Blat Langei. 



Large fishing stakes will not stand here, as the mud is too 

 soft; they require firmer ground. 



The nets used are of two kinds — pukat hanyut (drifting net) 

 and pukat lengkong (seine net). Besides these there are the 

 hand nets used by prawn-catchers (siring u dang and sungkar 

 udang/. A brief description of these stakes and nets may 

 perhaps be of interest. 



