Von Brandt's Fish Catching Methods of the World -

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Résumé :

Preface to the fourth edition xi

1 Catching methods in fisheries: an introduction 1
2 Fishing by gathering 12
3 Male and female divers 21
4 Animals as a help in fisheries 31
5 Fish harvesting after stupefying 42
6 Spearing, harpooning and shooting fish 53
7 Fishing with clamps, tongs, rakes and wrenching gear 76
8 Line fishing: basic implements 83
9 Line fishing: gear and methods 105
10 Fishing for sport and recreation 136
11 Attracting, concentrating and frightening fish 150
12 Pole-hooks and rippers 164
13 Net material and the art of net-making 181
14 Natural and artificial shelters 190
15 Permanent and temporary barriers 199
16 Trapping 215
17 Fishing in the air 252
18 Mechanical fishing gear: traps, lines and snares 264
19 Gillnetting 275
20 Entangling nets 291
21 The drive-in fishery 305
22 Cover pots and cast nets 314
23 Liftnets and fish wheels 329
24 From the scoop basket to the stow net 350
25 Dredges and beam trawls 376
26 Fishing with bottom trawls 392
27 Trawl fisheries in three dimensions: Fishing with mid-water trawls 414
28 Seining in fresh and sea water 431
29 Fish shoals and surrounding nets 449
30 Fishing systems and harvesting machines 473
31 Fishery and gear research 483
32 Fishing effects on fish stocks, other marine animals and the environment 493

Appendix Classification of catching methods 507
Subject index 516
Species and product index 522