fishing crafts and gears .ppt pisciculture

fishing crafts and gears used in pisciculture

1. FISHING CRAFTS AND GEARS
Fishing crafts are boats used for
fishing in marine and inland
waters.
Fishing gears are instruments
used for fish catching

2. Different types of fishing crafts
Catamarans: float of logs tied together with longer one in the middle.
Length – 5-12m, Width- 0.7-1.4m and depth 0.3 to 0.7m. Normally it is
formed of two main logs and two side logs.
Catamarans are of four types:
Orissa or Ganjam types: Boat shaped and made of five logs which are
pegged with wood instead of being tied together.

3. Andhra type: Larger than orissa
type, consists of heavy logs with
sides formed of strong median logs.
Coromandel type: Used in
Chennai. 3-5 logs of different
lengths.
Boat catamaran: used in coast of
Mandapam. Formed of 3 logs fitted
like a boat

4. MASULA BOAT
Frameless double ended boat
Made from mango plants stiched
together with palm leaf fibres
8-12 m long, Weak construction
and can be used in fair weather
Used for gill net fishing
Bar boats of Orissa and Padaya on
Andhra coast are examples

5. DUGOUT CANOES
Small, light boat without keel
Made of large log of wood form
which the inner part has been
scooped out i.e it is a single piece
boat
 Bottom is thicker than the sides to
provide equillibrium
Popular in Kerala and Konkan coasts
Long dugout is called Vanchi or
odam and small is called thony

6. PLANK BUILD CANOES AND DINGHI &
NAUKA
PLANK BUILD CANOES: Modified dugout which is enlarge
with planks on the sides. Used in Kerala, North Mumbai and
Kathiawar
DINGHI & NAUKA: Long curved boats commonly used in
West Bengal and Orissa. These boats are of size of 12-15m*
3*m 2* m