Tried and True Fish Trap


The traditional Caribbean fish pot from St. Lucia is used to catch reef fish and lobsters. Made of woven bamboo or other plant fibers, with a wooden stick framework, it's weighted with stones to keep it on the sea floor.
courtesy of Julius James, Maria Islands Nature Centre

Ocean Planet Exhibition Floorplan

gene carl feldman (gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) (301) 286-9428

Judith Gradwohl, Smithsonian Institution (Curator/Ocean Planet)