Japanese Fish-Catching
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Devices
FROM time to time large numbers of glass fishing balls are found on the shore in various parts of New Guinea, and recently the light shown in the accompanying photograph was washed up on a beach in the Admir alty Group, Northern N.G. Both these
articles have probably been carried by ocean currents from fishing grounds in Japanese waters, as Japanese characters are marked on them.
The light is to attract fish in shallow waters. It consists of a waterproof box, in which is placed a storage battery, and an upright rod connecting the bat tery with the electric globe; a float is fastened on either side, and on top of the battery box. These lights are allowed to drift in the vicinity of the site where fishing is going on.
The glass balls are floats for holding up fish-nets. They are usually enclosed in a meshwork of fine rope, and tied in numbers to the upper edge of the net.
Each measures about 36 inches in circumference.—C.H.M.
A Japanese fishing light-lure and a glass float washed ashore in New Guinea.