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It is a drift net made of coarse tiemp. 
Dimensions : Length, 100 fathoms ; height, 2 fathoms ; 
mesh, 8 inches. 
35.— Vedi valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Kayts. 
Fish caught : Large fish. 
Description : A drift net, which hes vertically m the water 
having small floats 2 feet apart along the upper edge of the 
net. 
Dimensions : Length, 9 fathoms ; height, 4 feet ; mesh, 
3 inches. 
Method of Use : The net is paid out from a boat. Then it 
is allowed to drift, and the boat stands by. It is used in 
fairly deep water. The fish get caught by the gills. Large 
kinds of fish are caught in this waj . 
36. — Sura valai (or Chanal valai) (Tamil). 
Locality : Kalpitiya, both in lake and open sea. 
Fish caught : Sura, koduwa, katta, seer, para, and other 
large fish. 
Description : A vertical drift net made of coarse hemp and 
stiiiig. It is buoyed along the top by pieces of wood each 
1 foot long and 2 inches in diameter. Floats 2|- yards apart. 
Dimensions : Length, five pieces of 30 fathoms each ; 
depth, 8 feet ; mesh, 7 inches. 
Method of Use : The net is made of several pieces joined 
together, and is taken out in a canoe and paid out into the 
water where is is allowed to drift. 
(Not the same as the Chanal valai of the north and eastern 
coasts.) 
37. — Sippi dela (Sinhalese). 
Locality : Talawa, North-Central Province, in the tanks. 
Fish caught : Lula, petiya, kocasso, wallaya, koraliya, 
weligoya, kawaiya. 
