Fish catching methods of the world - Gabriel, Otto (Blackwell Publ., 2005)
Umschlagt.: Von Brandt's fish catching methods of the world
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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 fishing 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 pots 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 -- Appendix: classification of catching methods