Old disappeared fishing gears

There are several fishing equipment historically used by Lebanese fishermen. A type of fishing no longer practiced provided for the use of the harpoon and cast net, a small circular net that was launched at sea and then withdrawn with the help of a rope tied to the center of the net. These tools were used by the beach or on board the small traditional boats.

The gillnet and trammel nets were made of fiber filaments and required a lot of maintenance. In fact they were washed with fresh water after use and then laid out in the sun to dry.
The principal line was usually made of cotton while the snoods, on which the hooks were fastened, were initially made with horse tail. When it was put into the sea, a pumpkin was used as a boa and at night was signaled by the sound of a bell.

When modern instruments did not yet exist, such as GPS, fishermen used ground reference points to identify the exact position of the equipment at sea.
A mirror was used to identify, from the boat, the point where the traps were positioned and then retrieve them with the help of a large hook fixed on a rope.

One of the types of fishing that disappeared in Lebanon is that of sponges, due to the drastic decrease in their presence. The regulations in fact provide fishing licenses for sponges for three months every three years.