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Metliod of Use : Several pieces are joined together, and put 
out in the sea and anchored at each end by means of stones. 
It is left out all night. 
53. — Kodduwa valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Puttalam. 
Fish caught. — Kodduwa and other ])ig fish. 
Description : A fixed net made of medium string. Along 
the top edge are a series of elongated wooden floats each 18 
inches long. Xo weights at the bottom, merely a light foot- 
rope. 
Dimensions : Length, 14 fathoms ; height, 6 feet ; mesh, 
3J inches. 
Method oj Use : The net is worked by two men in shallow 
water. It is supported at each end by a pole about 6 feet long, 
so that the net hangs vertically in the water, the lower side 
1)eing on the bottom. The fish find that the net acts as a 
barrier to their progress. After a time the men drop the poles 
and go along the net brmgmg the upper and lower borders of 
the net together, thus trapping the fish. This net is used m the 
Puttalam lake by Moormen only. 
A net of this name is used at Mantai, Northern Province, 
near Mannar. 
(Not the same as the net of the same name at Negombo and 
Panichchenkeni . ) 
54. — Nachchi valai (Tamil). 
Locality ; Puttalam lake. 
Fish caught : Mannalai, palai, &c. 
Description : A vertical net made of very fine string. There 
are small floats along the upper edge. 
Dimensions : Length, 50 fathoms ; height, 3 feet ; mesh 
2 inches. 
Method of Use : Worked by one man in shallow water. 
He gradually pays out the net. but retains one end. The net 
hangs verticallj", and the fish are caught by the gills. 
Used in the shallow waters of the Puttalam lake by Moor- 
men only. 
