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Crafts and their salient features
Craft
Size (m)
Construction
Propulsion
Crew
Plank-built boat
Wooden planks nailed together
to form a rigid frame
Flat bottom:
Large
L.25.0–35.0
Manual
20–25
W. 8.0–10.0
H. 1.5–2.0
Small
L.10.0–20.0
Manual
3–6
W. 2.0–4.0
H.0.75–1.0
Round bottom:
L.10.0–20.0
Manual
3–6
W. 2.0–4.0
H.0.75–1.0
Dug-out boat (Canoe)
L.5.0–10.0
Hollowing-out single log of
wood
Manual
1–3
W.1.0–2.0
H. 0.5–0.75
Category
Gear (local name)
Size (m)
Mesh size (mm)
VI. Encircling gears
15. Maha jal
L.700–750
Episurface:5.0
H.3.75–6.00
Underwater:1.0
16. Dal jal
L.80–90
1.0
H.2.00–5.00
17. Chat jal
L.110–120
1.0–8.0
H.2.50–3.50
18. Ghuran jal
L.30.00–40.50
1.0–6.0
H.1.50–2.50
19. Jhaki jal
L.4.50–5.40
6.0
Cir.11.25–14.00
Dia.4.00–4.50
20. Tana jal
L.45.00–67.50
46.0
H. 3.60–4.50
21. Rekh jal
L. 5.00–5.50
35.0–38.0
Dia. 4.50–5.50
Cir.11.50–15.00
VII. Miscellaneous
22. Arar jal
L.3.50–4.50
4.0–5.0
H.2.50–2.75
23. Fal jal
L.100–2000
1.0
H. 3.00–4.00
24. Impoundment:
With bailing vessel
L.0.50–5.00
–
(‘Kuin’)
W.0.20–0.45
Without bailing
–
–
Vessel (‘Debli’)
‘Dhagamara’
–
–
Table 27.1 (continued)
27.3 Wetland Fish Catching Devices Exemplifi ed from a Typical Wetland in Asia