Agya - Agya

Japanese: アギャー - あぎゃー

…Diving fishing by the ama of Itoman, Okinawa, is particularly skilled, and they free-dive to catch large quantities of shellfish such as green oysters and silver oysters, which are valuable as raw materials for buttons. They also catch fish that live in schools around the outer edges of coral reefs by diving into a large-scale chasing net, a technique called agaya. The method of spearing fish while swimming with a hook-shaped fishing tool called a 'fish hook' or a harpoon seems to have been popularized by ama who traveled north from the south along the Kuroshio Current. …

From Itoman City

...Population: 53,496 (1995). Former Itoman Town was a fishing town, and brave Itoman fishermen have long been active in the waters of mainland Japan, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Borneo, New Guinea, and other places, using a unique fishing method called "Agya." However, their presence has faded. Currently, it is designated as a third-class fishing port, and aims to become a relay base for southern fishing. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Agya" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沖縄･糸満の海士による潜水漁はとくに優れ，ボタンの原料として商品価値の高いヤコウガイやギンタカハマガイなどの貝類を素潜りにより大量に捕採する。また，サンゴ礁の外縁域に群棲する魚類を，大規模な追網に潜水して追い込んで捕獲するのをアギャーという。〈魚カケキ〉というかぎ状漁具やもりを持って泳ぎながら魚を突く方法は，南方から黒潮に沿って北上した海士がひろめたものらしい。…

【糸満[市]】より

…人口5万3496(1995)。旧糸満町は漁業の町で，勇敢な糸満漁夫は，昔から日本本土をはじめフィリピン，マレー半島，ジャワ，スマトラ，セレベス，ボルネオ，ニューギニアなどの海域で〈アギャー〉と呼ぶ独特の追込み漁法で活躍したが，今ではそのかげは薄れた。現在第3種漁港に指定されており，南方漁業の中継基地をめざしている。…

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