Aerial trap

DEFINITION
  • Jumping fish (e.g., mullets) and gliding fish (flying fish) can be caught on the surface in boxes, rafts, boats and nets ("veranda nets"). Sometimes the fish sometimes are frightened to get them to jump out of the water.
  • Nedelec , C. and J. Prado (1990): Definitions and classification of fishing gear categories. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 222 (Rev. 1): 92 p.
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