FISHING INDUSTRY OF KRIAN AND KURAU, PERAK, IOJ 



The Sungkar Udang is similar but made of string, 



These are all the methods, at present in vogue, of taking 

 fish at Kwala Kurau. 



I am, however, acquainted with some other methods of 

 taking fish followed in this country, and, as they may be any 

 day adopted here, it may be as well to enumerate them. 



The Blat Kombang is made on the same principle as the 

 Blat Kedah, but is longer, and is an out-shore tishing stake, 

 and will take up to eight men to work it, according to its 

 size. The Blat Batawie (out-shore blat) is the same as the 

 Blat Kombang, only the rattan netting is of a larger, coarser 

 mesh, and is for catching large fish. It is set in channels 

 in about 2 fathoms of water, low spring tides. The Blat 

 Lengkong (in-shore blat) is the same as the latter, only the 

 netting round it is much finer and closer, being made of 

 bertam. With it is caught the Ikan bunga ayer, about i to 

 2 inches long, which is very good eating, and fetches, when 

 salted, about 5 cents per catty. 



The Rawei. 



