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and the mesh gradually decreases iii size towards the apex of 
the bag. To the extremities of the wings are attached long 
heavy ropes. 
Method of Use : The net is taken out m boats some distance 
from the shore. Large numbers of men haul the two ropes 
from the shore and gradually the net is pulled in. Often 
small boats follow the net as it is being hauled in, and by 
splashing the water prevent the fish from escaping from the 
bags. 
At Lunawa a smaller net of the same type is used inside the 
lagoon. 
17b. — Ola valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Kalpitiya. 
Description : Similar to Kara valai, except that ola leaves 
are attached to the foot rope. 
18.— Nethali valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Kalpitiya. 
Description : Similar to Kara valai, but has a much smaller 
mesh. Similar to a sardine net used at Mullaittivu. 
19. — Kara valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Muliaitti\ni, Trincomalee, and Talaimannar. 
Fish caught : All kinds of fish, including sardines. 
Descriptions : The Kara valai of Mullaittivu is practically 
the same net as the Sinhalese Maha del (see No. 17). This 
net is di£Eerent from the Jaffna net of the same name. At 
Jaffna the net is taken out to the open sea. 
Method of Use : This net is used in the same way as the 
Sinhalese Maha dela, that is, from the shore. 
This net is not used at Nilaveli. 
At Talaimannar the Kara valai is sometimes called the 
Kudduwa valai. (Not the same as the Koddmva valai of 
Puttalam). Bag, Madi ; wings, Maruhhu. 
