Olinda
- Type:
- shipwreck, steamer, Portugal
- Built:
- 1887, England
- Specs:
- ( 250 x 36 ft ) 1479 gross tons
- Sunk:
- Tuesday June 11, 1895
ran aground on Fisher's Island - no casualties - Depth:
- 20 ft
Fish traps are only practical in shallow water. They have the advantage of keeping both the targeted catch and the bycatch alive ( unless a shark gets in ! ) You can still see a few fish traps in use in Raritan Bay, where they are built around fixed pilings rather than buoys and anchors as shown here. In years past, shore-based trawling or "haul seining" was also practiced in the bay, where a net would be deployed off the beach by a small boat, and drawn in by donkeys or trucks.
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