Stationary
liftnet
This
is a comparatively large liftnet, rarely used in Thailand. The
type of stationary liftnet found in Songkhla has a
leader net or a fence to guide the fish into the main net,
which is suspended on a wooden frame in the water 0.5-2 meters
deep. An observation platform, 8-10 meters high, is
built so that the fisherman can see a passing fish school
and operate the net from a good vantage point. The
net is made of nylon 210d/6 with 25 mm mesh-size. Fishing
can be done by a single person, in the day-time between high
and low tide. The catch is mostly mullet. Similar
gear can be found in Nakhon Sri Thammarat province. The
Shrimp liftnet consists of two bamboo leaders, funnel-shaped,
and a net hung on two poles which are tied lie a see-saw
on a vertical wooden frame, so that the net can easily be
lifted out of the water. The net is polyethylene 250d/6,
15 mm mesh-size, the size of net is 4 x 7 square meters. The
net is set so as to face the current.
The
mullet net, also found in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, is rather
larger: 10.7 x 15.3 square meters. It is hung on four
stilts. There is a platform at each corner, from which
the net is raised or lowered through a system of pulleys. A
leader net is set on wooden stakes between the beech and
the liftnet. Five men are required to operate the net.
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