15.3 Fishing Gears
The artisanal fishers use a large number of fishing gears depending on the fishing
area, the target species, and the season. The number of gears used for targeting
species vary from 2 to 11 per site. The gears are classified into two categories: nets
and hooks gear. (Malouli Idrissi et al. 1999, 2017; Malouli Idrissi 2007).
15.3.1 Nets
The three main nets used: the trammel net, the bottom net, and the beach seine (Idrissi
and Malouli idrissi 2008; Malouli Idrissi and Abid 2011).
The trammel net is used in the majority of the Small Scale Fisheries sites. They
target a variety of species, especially the Sparidae. This gear is used all over the year
(Fig. 15.8).
The bottom gill net is used for catching several species, the demersal and benthic
species, mainly Solea solea, Boops boops, and Pagellus acarne (Malouli Idrissi
and Zahri 2002).
The beach seine targets several species, the main ones belonging to the Sparidae
family. The depth of the fishing area does not exceed 24 m. This technique is rarely
Fig. 15.8 Picture of Net
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M. Malouli Idrissi and M. Benziane