used to catch eels
1commercial fishing — Introduction the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …
2bottom-set pot — a pot or basket made of wood or osier and used to catch eels (or crabs and lobsters). Also called ground basket …
3buck — 1) male sturgeon or male fish generally, sometimes referring to a spawning male 2) a large basket used to catch eels. Also called eel buck …
4eel buck — a large basket used to catch eels. Also called buck …
5eel tuft — a small bundle of brushwood, several of which my be tied along a line. They are about 1 metre in length and resemble brooms; fish hide in these structures and can be caught when they are rapidly pulled from the water or scooped with a net. Used… …
6ground basket — a pot or basket made of wood or osier and used to catch eels (or crabs and lobsters). Also called bottom set pot …
7needle comb — 20 30 needles arranged in rows on a wooden board attached to a board. Used to catch eels in Japan at night. When an eel is sighted using lights, it is struck on the head and coils around the pole in reaction, and so can be seized by the fisherman …
8splunger — a technique used to catch eels (probably spearing but not specified in source) …
9brogs — small sticks, used to catch eels, which is called BROGGING. Lane …
10Fisheries glossary — This is a glossary of terms used in fisheries, fisheries management and fisheries science. A * Abundance is a measure of how many fish are in a population or a fishing ground. See relative abundance and absolute abundance.* Acoustic survey a… …
