( 08 ) 
Description : A vertical net which carries wooden floats 
along the upper edge and is weighted below. Made of strong 
string. 
Dimensions : Length, 2 pieces, each 13 fathoms long ; 
depth, 3 yards ; mesh, 7 inches. 
Method of Use : Worked from two catamarans in the lagoon 
at Negombo. First the net stretches straight across from 
boat to boat. Then each boat moves towards the other, and 
so the net entraps large fish. Used onlj^ by the Sea street 
fishermen. 
Not the same as the nets of the Kodduiva valai of Puttalam 
and Panichchenkeni. 
67. — Katta dela (Sinhalese) ; Kattala valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Negombo. 
Description : Not very different from the Katla del of 
Chilaw, but used in a different mamier. A vertical net having 
wooden floats along the upper edge and being weighted at the 
bottom by a rope. 
Dimensions : Length, four pieces, each 4 fathoms long ; 
depth, 3 yards ; mesh, 4| inches. 
MetJiod of Use : The net is taken out by twc catamarans, 
and used exactly in the same manner as the Sudai valai and 
Aiya valai. Used only by the Sea street fishermen in the 
Negombo lagoon. Sometimes a third boat is used at night 
and the occupant is provided with a torch, and thus the fish 
are attracted by the light and are entrapped by the net. This 
latter method is injurious. 
68.— Vali valai (Tamil). 
Locality : Negombo. 
Description : This net is prohibited under the regulations 
published in the Government Gazette of December 17, 1909, 
on the sea coast between the mouth of the Maha-oya and 
