3.1.
Bubu (Fish pot/trap)
This gear is usually made of chicken wire mesh and
set up near coral reefs in the open sea (see Figure
23). The usual size for pots is 1.8 m x 0.9 m x 0.9
m; and it has a mouth to trap entering fish. Fishermen visit
their pots once a week. The catch is usually composed of
snappers, groupers, etc. Other versions of pots used in
the rivers or streams are usually made of woven bamboo with
the mouth facing the oncoming flow of water. The pot opening
or mouth is made of a non-return valve shaped like a cone
with a big outer opening and smaller inner end to keep the
entrap fish from escaping.
Figure23. Fish pot
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