2. Luring Purse Seine

     This fishing method is employed widely throughout the country. The luring purse seiners have engines of 20-350 Hp and generators with a capacity of 310 kW are used for the lure lights. Each boat has between 2-7 fish shelter groups. The net is of a rectangular-shape with a head-rope 300-500 m long and the net is 40-160 m deep. The mesh sizes are 18-15 mm in the bunt and 22 - 35 m in other parts. The luring purse seiners normally conduct fishing operations in waters of 20 - 80m deep.

    Fishing operations are conducted at night. Using the lights on the vessel and on the light boats to lure the fish. Before setting the net, the lights on the vessel are gradually switched off to attract fish around the light boat.

Net Setting:

      The vessel reaches a point near the light boat and the direction of water current and wind is determined before setting the net. First, the flag buoy is thrown into the sea and the net is deployed to encircle the whole fish school.

Net Hauling:

     The flag buoy is towed and the purse line is picked up by the winch while the operation of' hauling the net is carried out by hand at the two sides of the vessel. Fish are driven to the bunt to concentrate there and are caught in conical nets. The main target species are scad (Carrangidae) and mackerel (Scombridae) etc.

    When there is strong moonlight (from 12th to 19th in the lunar month), all the luring purse seiners remain in port and do not operate.