Anglerfish net - Anglerfish net

Japanese: アンコウ網 - あんこうあみ
Anglerfish net - Anglerfish net

…Fukuro-machi nets are often set horizontally on the seabed to catch the current, but they can also be hung in the sea facing upwards. A typical example of the former is the monkfish net, so named because it looks like an monkfish opening its mouth and waiting for small fish to swim by. It was widely used by fishermen in the Ariake Sea of ​​Nagasaki Prefecture. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "anglerfish net" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…袋待網は海底に接して横向けに潮を受けるように設置する場合が多いが,上方に向けて海中につるす場合もある。前者の代表的なものがアンコウ網で,アンコウが口を開いて小魚の遊泳してくるのを待つように見えるのでこの名がある。長崎県有明海の漁民が盛んに用いた。…

※「アンコウ網」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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