1.4.2.b. Gears used for spawn collection

Unit 1 - Fish seed resources and natural breeding of finfishes

2.4. Gears used for spawn collection

The most commonly used riverine fish spawn collection net is ‘Shooting net’ which is a funnel shaped net of finely woven netting.

A typical shooting net used to collect riverine fish spawn

A typical shooting net (Midnapore type) used to collect riverine fish spawn

A battery of shooting nets

A battery of shooting nets ready to be commissioned for riverine/brackishwater fish seed collection (Photo courtesy : Dr Utpal Bhowmick)

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