LIFT NET

Net in which the fish, which may be attracted by light or bait, are captured. It consists of a horizontal netting panel or a bag shaped like a parallelepiped, pyramid or cone with the opening facing upwards. After being submerged at the required depth, the net is lifted or hauled out of the water, by hand or mechanically, from the shore or from a boat. The fish which are above the net when hauling commenced are retained in it. Portable lift nets are small nets operated by hand, with no fixed installation. Boat operated lift nets comprises the bag nets ('basnig') and the blanket nets, operated from one or more boat. Shore or shallow water-operated lift nets are usually operated from stationary installations situated along the shore, the lifting system sometimes being mechanised. ( Nedelec and Prado, 1990).