Fourth Edition
by O. Gabriel
Von Brandt's Fish Catching Methods of the World was created to present the technical developments since the third edition, and to highlight the problems of fish stocks and the connected marine environment, and to illustrate some possible solutions to these problems .
Features:
- A unique, comprehensive survey of the evolution of fishing methods throughout the world
- Approximately 750 illustrations showing the extensive range of methods, techniques and equipment used in fishing across the globe
- Fishing gear classified according to the FAO system
Contents
- Catching Methods in Fisheries: An Introduction
- Fishing by Gathering
- Male and Female Divers
- Animals as a Help in Fisheries
- Fish Harvesting after Stupefying
- Spearing, Harpooning and Shooting Fish
- Fishing with Clamps, Tongs, Rakes and Wrenching Gear
- Line Fishing: Basic Implements
- Line Fishing: Gear and Methods
- Fishing for Sport and Recreation
- Attracting, Concentrating and Frightening Fish
- Pole-hooks and Rippers
- Net Material and the Art of Net-Making
- Natural and Artificial Shelters
- Permanent and Temporary Barriers
- Trapping
- Fishing in the Air
- Mechanical Fishing Gear: Traps, Lines and Snares
- Gillnetting
- Entangling Nets
- The Drive-In Fishery
- Cover Ports and Cast Nets
- Liftnets and Fish Wheels
- From the Scoop Basket to the Stow Net
- Dredges and Beamtrawls
- Fishing with Bottom Trawls
- Trawl Fisheries in Three Dimensions: Fishing with Mid-Water Trawls
- Seining in Fresh and Sea Water
- Fish Shoals and Surrounding Nets
- Fishing Systems and Harvesting Machines
- Fishery and Gear Research
- Fishing Effects on Fish Stocks, Other Marine Animals and the Environment
Index
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