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begins the uet is raised so that many fish are stranded. It is 
kept three days in one place. In the Jaffna lagoon the area 
inside the wings is then dragged by means of a Paddu valai. 
This net appears to be as mischievons as the AraTckuddi valai. 
which is prohibited in certain portions ot the Jaffna lagocn, 
2. — Arakkuddi valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Jaffna. 
Description : A net of somewhat similar type to the Kalan- 
kaddi valai. It consists of a trap or madi of a vertical net 
supported by stakes, at each side of the madi is a vertical net 
and at the outer wings of the vertical net {Pachchi valai) are 
long lines carrying olas (see Fig. 2). 
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pachchi va/lai 
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Fig. 2. — Arakuddi valai. 
Dimensions : Length of each wing of vertical net, 35 
fathoms ; length of each oZa line, about 80 to 100 fathoms. 
Melliod of Use : A fisherman stands at each end of the 
Pachchi valai and carries a pole to keep the net at the bottom. 
The ola lines are first kept far apart, but the fishermen in 
