Surrounding Nets in Lebanon

The use of surrounding nets in Lebanon is permitted from April to December.

In this type of fishing are used 3 boats: a main boat with nets and winches; an auxiliary boat to net the fish and a small boat without motor – called light boat – that is pulled by the auxiliary boat and stopped at sea, at a distance of no less than 45 m to collect the fish.

Usually these vessels leave the sea before sunset and have crews composed of at least 12 sailors. In the past, gas lights were used to attract and gather fish, while LED lights have been used in recent years.

Tripoli does not have a large fleet equipped for this type of fishing, but during the season of sardines, starting from April, a large number of boats, coming from the nearby port of Abdeh in Akka, moving and staying in the port of Tripoli.