. Aberystwyth Studies. / by Members of the University College of Fig. -Xatuealists' Deedge. length and six inches in breadth, and carries a bag two feet deep with a mesh of fom' inch perimeter. For heavier work a dredge of t\\ice this size is used. In the latter the bag has a two inch perimeter. Beam Trend (Fig. 6).— Consists of a wooden beam, which in our net is twenty-eight feet in length, attached at either end to the upper, cm'ved portion of a sthTup-shaped iron. The straight side of each of the irons runs on the sea bottom,.the foot-rope, hav- ing a spread of fifty-four feet, drag
. Aberystwyth Studies. / by Members of the University College of Fig. -Xatuealists' Deedge. length and six inches in breadth, and carries a bag two feet deep with a mesh of fom' inch perimeter. For heavier work a dredge of t\\ice this size is used. In the latter the bag has a two inch perimeter. Beam Trend (Fig. 6).— Consists of a wooden beam, which in our net is twenty-eight feet in length, attached at either end to the upper, cm'ved portion of a sthTup-shaped iron. The straight side of each of the irons runs on the sea bottom,.the foot-rope, hav- ing a spread of fifty-four feet, drags along, cm^ving backward, and the beam is held about three feet off the bottom. The mouth of the net is thus formed and is twenty-eight feet long and about three feet broad. To the beam and foot-rope is attached a conical bag, fifty feet in depth, with a mesh of six inch perimet er. This is one of the characteristic nets used by fishermen. Shri mp Traid. — Of essentiall}' the same form as the beam trawl, but the mesh is much smaller, being two inches in perimeter. This is more useful generally for our purpose than the beam trawl, but it is of interest. Beam Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University College of Wales (Aberystwyth, Wales). Aberystwyth : University College of Wales
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