Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries and

for a world without hunger Aquaculture Department

Fishing Gear Types

Lift Nets (not specified)

Characteristics
Overview This heading covers all lift nets not included in the gear category lift nets. This gear category was
created only for statistical purposes. Lift nets consist in its simplest form of a horizontal netting panel framed
by metal or plastic bars and is used for catching baits. Other types are bag shaped like a parallelepiped,
pyramid or cone with the opening facing upwards.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department