. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Besides shrimp trawls, netmakers whip up a variety of nets for different species of fish — from gill nets to pound nets. Longer nets are hung outside on lines or between trees. The nets vary in size from a small 3-foot try net used by shrimpers to test the catch in the water to gill nets thousands of feet long. "When setting for flounder, it is not unsual for a fisher- man to have set 2,000 to 3,000 yards of net," says Shepard. "In hunting mullet, you might have a net that can be 20 feet dee
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Besides shrimp trawls, netmakers whip up a variety of nets for different species of fish — from gill nets to pound nets. Longer nets are hung outside on lines or between trees. The nets vary in size from a small 3-foot try net used by shrimpers to test the catch in the water to gill nets thousands of feet long. "When setting for flounder, it is not unsual for a fisher- man to have set 2,000 to 3,000 yards of net," says Shepard. "In hunting mullet, you might have a net that can be 20 feet deep by 500 yards ; A netmaker's business is built on reputation. "Fishermen. Bubba Harris (at left) and his father, Roger Harris, work side-by-side each day. are on the water working and talking," says North Carolina Sea Grant fisheries specialist Jim Bahen. "They are always compet- ing. They talk about the best nets like a truck driver talks about the best trucks. If a net is not catching well, the fisherman will be critical of the net ; When a reputation is established, fishers from all over the country write or call a netmaker about buying nets. "I make nets for people wherever there is shrimping — in Mexico, South America and from Virginia to Texas," says Parrish. However, he says even a high quality net won't help an inexperienced fisher know what to catch. "You can have the best net, but you won't catch any fish if the fisherman isn't any ; Some netmakers say times have changed. "My shops used to be lined with nets summer and winter for ocean-going boats," says Harvey. "The business is getting worse and worse. If Roger Harris and I got out, don't know what will happen. But I am going to keep fighting and ; ? NET KNOWLEDGE By Ann Green Most people think of a commercial fishing net as a simple mesh device that can be used to catch any type of fish. However, nets vary according to the
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