Bottom laying nets 60 feet square laid flat in fairly shallow 
water were also used for sardines. As soon as the fish were collected 
in sufficient numbers over the net, it was rapidly lifted from all 
sides by the combined crews of 4 - 8 boats. 
Traps or pound nets were used at points near the shore to trap 
schools of sardines; these frequently took enormous catches, but the 
in-shore nature made for years of plentiful production alternating 
with years of low production. 
Herring were caught principally by trap or pound 
nets, encircling nets, haul seines and gill nets. A square shaped 
net called kaku^uci consisting of a main net and a fence net was the 
most commonly used trap net. The main net was about 420 feet long, 60 
feet wide and 60 feet deep, and the fence net about 700 feet long. 
The trap was set near the shore with the fence net spread out so as 
to guide the fish toward the trap. Also used was another type of trap 
net called yukinari-ami . 
One type of gill net consisted of 30 or more sets of nets 
18 feet long and 45 feet deep stitched together. This net was cast 
by either a single boat or several small ones working in cooperation. 
Salmon were taken along the coast by haul seines, 
trap nets and gill nets. One type of haul seine is reported as 3,000 
feet long, and a Vaim-smi trap net is reported to consist of a main 
net about 400 feet long and a fence net of more than 700 feet. 
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