Fish traps,old and new.....................

Tidal_wear · Fish traps,old and new.....................

Fish traps we use on the reef,the coconut-fibre ones my wife can knock-up in a few hours,the bigger man-made one the local blacksmith knocked-up the framework,I used to swim out several times a day to check them,biggest fish was a 15kg moray eel which gave me quite a shock :shock:

WillOtheWisp · Allowed?

Hi T_W
Cool traps mate,wouldnt mind trying these myself,but legalities? not that it makes a lot of diference,except knowing the yays n nays of stuff always helps in deciding,not IF to use them, but where,and when, so any idea on the cans and cannots mate?
Cheers

Tidal_wear

Cans and cannots mate?Wouldnt have a clue about UK legislation,wouldnt they be classed the same as lobster-pots?They are certainly effective

WillOtheWisp · cans n cannots

Yea,imagine they would fall under their ruling, but not even sure on the rules on those, for instance, do lobster fishermen have a licence,can imagine a few irate crabbers here getting right annoyed if anyone started leaving traps near their patch,which if its their living I can understand, but not having access to a boat I would have to use them in the bays,which on Anglesey there are quite a few. I actualy go snorkeling for lobster so would only use them if it was a set and forget fish trap.

kent taxidermist

legislation is simple

if its not a salmolid and its above the minimum size your aloud to take it

but you need a licence to sell the stuff you catch

also legislation about not being allowed to take berried lobsters (lobsters wwith eggs)

if you dont have a boat do what i do simply set ur pots on rough ground at low water and check when the tide goes out

Tidal_wear

I am doing a LOT of snorkelling next week mate,cant wait,I will get some pics of fish traps

fish

also if taking crustacians there is a limet of 1 lobster and 6 crabs per day,and as stated the lobster mustnt be berried,not sure on the minimum size on lobster but i think its 4 inches on crab.

WillOtheWisp · thanks guys

Ok, thanks guys,understand about berried lobsters,I once took a Lobster a good 30 miles back to a bay when I realised it was berried,soft or what huh,lol.
Not too worried about the amounts etc,I only tend to keep what I want personaly.
You going snorkeling for anything specific T_W or just pleasure?

WillOtheWisp

if you dont have a boat do what i do simply set ur pots on rough ground at low water and check when the tide goes out[/quote]

Sounds good KT, will see if I can make a trap from the pix unless anyone has a breakdown on the making of?

kent taxidermist

actually its 2 lobster per tide fish
and didnt realise there was a limit on the ammount of crabs you can take (presume thats brown crab your talkin about)

also when measurin minum size for lobsters the size is done on the carpace only

Tidal_wear · Re: thanks guys

fish

never mind theyre hide,watch yors! those feckers are deadly aint they?!

Tidal_wear

I hand caught a few Fish,very small gape,deadly yup,but they would have to gnaw to get their fangs in,much worse are the king cobras in the garden

kent taxidermist

anychance you could take some pictures of the seaweed farm

iv studied them ( not in depth) but never seen how there layed out

Tidal_wear

They are about 3-4 feet underwater mate,I lived in the sulu archipelago for a while,stayed with the badjao sea-gypsies,they were farming the seaweed for the japanese market,I actually dove a few times and collected it myself in deeper water,I will get some pics of the type of seaweed,the kids hair shines like silk after they have been snacking on it for a few days

Tidal_wear

Loads of this sort of fish trap around the coastlines of malaysia,indonesia,thailand etc.....................

Tidal_wear

Typical fish trap,cheap-and-cheerfull,but it works and thats all that counts really.

Tidal_wear

Fish-traps,seen one seen them all I guess

I parked the bike next to it for scale and perspective

Tidal_wear

Front(fishes)view,I passed two kids as they laboured away in the shade making this trap,took them three days,beautiful piece of craftsmanship,and more importantly,it works

wabbiter

wow, some piece of work there mate,how are you mate still enjoying your hols

..mack

Tidal_wear

Hols?Is that what it was

No mate,sitting in Casa Tidal in Surrey,change of plan...........Plan B

Fish traps,old and new.....................

Allowed?

cans n cannots

thanks guys

Re: thanks guys