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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