. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. staked only at the ends (an anchor gill net or sink net) or allowed to float (floating gill net). Pound nets—Pound nets are intricate nets that have a leader, heart and trap. The leader is a long expanse of webbing that extends to the shore. It bars fish from swim- ing downstream and directs them toward the heart. It is this heart-shaped funnel that channels fish into the trap. The trap is a webbed box with no top. It offers no means of escape for the shad, herring or flounder that swim into its midst. Fyk
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. staked only at the ends (an anchor gill net or sink net) or allowed to float (floating gill net). Pound nets—Pound nets are intricate nets that have a leader, heart and trap. The leader is a long expanse of webbing that extends to the shore. It bars fish from swim- ing downstream and directs them toward the heart. It is this heart-shaped funnel that channels fish into the trap. The trap is a webbed box with no top. It offers no means of escape for the shad, herring or flounder that swim into its midst. Fyke nets—Like pound nets, fyke nets are traps. They are set in channels where water flow is strong. A fyke net is a hooped net with wings and sometimes a leader to funnel fish to the entrance. Seines—To encircle schools of finfish, fishermen use seines. A circle of netting is pulled tighter and tighter until the catch can be concen- trated and scooped out. Seines have a small mesh that trap rather than gill fish. They can be set in a semi-circle against a beach or bank (a beach seine). Or, in deeper waters, two boats can be used to en- circle a school of fish (long-. haul seine). If the bottom of the seine is closed, or pursed, the net is a purse seine. Seines are used to capture menhaden, river herring, flounder, spot, croaker, gray trout and striped bass. Trawls—A trawl is a flattened, V-shaped net that is pulled behind a boat. Fish and shellfish are swept into the wide mouth of the net and accumulate in the tailbag. Fishermen may tow from one to four trawls behind their vessels. Periodically, the trawl is winched aboard the boat to empty the catch. Trawls can be rigged to catch shrimp, crabs, scallops, flounder, spot, croaker and 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 UNC Sea Grant
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