Surface gill net

              This gill net is operated on a small scale, mostly in very shallow waters and inlets.  The net is fixed with anchors or bamboo poles.  The netting is made of either nylon monofilament or nylon multifilament.  The mesh size ranges from 4.0 to 8.5 cm, and the height of net from 0.9 for mullet are spread suspended on the water surface and with bamboo stakes and have neither floats nor sinkers.

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