Trap

A fish trap (in East Friesland also: Fuke ) is a stationary device for catching birds (bird trap), fish and other aquatic animals. Newt traps are used today to detect amphibians.

history

Traps in Maquili , East Timor

Box trap in the Malchiner See

Reuse in the form of a correctly marked trap net, laid out in Lake Constance between Friedrichshafen and Langenargen

The oldest fish traps were systems made of stones or sticks, which initially lead the fish into a basin (basin), but then make their way back difficult or even completely blocked. Fish traps have been known since the Mesolithic . A hazel rod fish trap in the sea at the mouth of the Verkeån river in the province of Skåne in southern Sweden dates from around 7000 BC. Chr.

Designs

Fish traps can either be construction systems in the form of barriers / obstacles or devices in the form of baskets.

The types of traps used in inland fishing, which differ in the various ways in which the control nets are attached, include:

Single and double traps
Chain trap
Kossack
Wing trap
Bunge

Basket pots

Fish traps are usually barrel or cone-shaped and are made of basket, net or wire mesh, nowadays also made of plastic, with a funnel-shaped entrance through which the aquatic animals once entered cannot find their way back. There are several shapes and forms of fish traps. In some attractants are used, while in others the animals get into the trap without them.

In order to increase the productivity of fish traps, they are modified: One possibility is to enlarge the funnel through which the animals get into the inside of the fish trap; another is to install a so-called control network. The animals are guided along this control network and then get into the trap body.

Fish traps are specially made for different types of fish, but the most common types are eel traps. Other fish are more likely to be caught with gillnets or other methods of fishing . Eel traps usually consist of a mesh and are collapsible. They are usually ejected and fixed in the direction of travel from the boat.

Fish traps are checked for catch every one or two days. Fish traps may only be laid out with the approval of the water operator / owner and a valid fishing license .