Octopus pot - Octopus pot

Japanese: 蛸壺 - たこつぼ
Octopus pot - Octopus pot

This fishing gear is used to catch octopuses by taking advantage of their habit of hiding in holes on the seabed. The size and structure of the clay pots vary slightly depending on the region, but they usually have an opening diameter of 10 to 20 centimeters, a depth of 20 to 40 centimeters, and weigh 1 to 1.5 kilograms. The fishing method is to attach branch lines of about 1 meter to a 100 to 200 meter main line at 5 to 10 meter intervals, and tie one pot to each end. This is made into a single line, and 10 to 20 lines are cast on the seabed near reefs where octopuses are likely to live. After leaving it for 2 to 3 days, the main line is reeled in to pull up the pots, the octopus inside is stored on the boat, and the empty pot is thrown back into the sea. To improve fishing performance, lidded octopus pots are also used, in which bait is placed inside the concrete or plastic pots and the lid closes when the octopus takes the bait. Other seashells include red and long shells used to catch octopus, and wooden box-shaped ones used to catch Pacific octopus.

[Kiyoshi Yoshiwara]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

タコが海底穴に潜む習性を利用して捕獲する漁具。素焼の壺で、大きさや構造など地方によって多少異なるが、普通、口径10~20センチメートル、深さ20~40センチメートル、重量1~1.5キログラム。操業方法は、100~200メートルの幹縄(みきなわ)に5~10メートル間隔に1メートル程度の枝縄をつけ、その先に壺を1個ずつ結び付ける。これを一筋(ひとすじ)とし、タコが生息していそうな岩礁付近の海底に10~20筋を投入する。2、3日間放置してから幹縄をたぐって壺をあげ、中に入ったタコを船内に収納し、からになった壺はふたたび海中に投入する。漁獲性能をよくするため、コンクリートあるいはプラスチック製の壺の中に餌(えさ)を入れ、タコが餌をとると蓋(ふた)が閉じる有蓋(ゆうがい)式蛸壺も使用されている。このほか、イイダコをとるために用いるアカニシやナガニシなどの貝殻や、ミズダコをとるために用いる木製の箱形のものもある。

[吉原喜好]

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