Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries and

for a world without hunger Aquaculture Department

Fishing Gear Types

Traps (not specified)

Characteristics
Overview This heading covers all traps not included in the gear category traps. This gear category was created
only for statistical purposes. Traps are gears in which the fish can enter voluntarily and will be hampered from
escaping. They are designed in such manner that the entrance itself became a non- return device, allowing the
fish to enter the trap but making it impossible to leave the catching chamber.

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department