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    A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage...
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    A weir /wɪər/ or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in...
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  • "Weir" Weirs (album), by Luke Vibert and Jeremy Simmonds Weir (song), Killing Heidi's debut single The Weir, a 1997 play by Conor McPherson Fishing weir...
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    the other—easy to get into and hard to get out. Fishing weir - In medieval Europe, large fishing weir structures were constructed from wood posts and...
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    Community-supported fishery Corf Fishing Fishing weir Fishing village Recreational fishing Rock fishing Traditional fishing boat Garcia, S.M. (2009). "Glossary"...
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    establishment of the Cistercian Aberconwy Abbey, and the monks built a fishing weir on the sea shore below Bryn Euryn. The place became known as Rhos Fynach...
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    Fish trap (redirect from Fishing trap)
    other aquatic animals of value. Fish traps include fishing weirs, cage traps, fish wheels and some fishing net rigs such as fyke nets. The use of traps are...
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    climate, as well as the presence of other exploitable resources such as fishing weir, quarries of rock or mines of minerals. If a knight's fee is deemed coterminous...
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    observed vary between 1,000 (1%) and 3,000 (3% of the world population). The fishing resources of the lagoon were known since antiquity: local archeological...
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    Fishing tackle is the equipment used by anglers when fishing. Almost any equipment or gear used in fishing can be called fishing tackle, examples being...
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    pinyin: Qīměi Shuāng Xīn Shí Hù) or the Twin-Heart Fish Trap is a stone fishing weir located on the north side of Cimei Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. It...
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    Project (CRC) to preserve its ecological and historical heritage. A fishing weir has also been constructed on the river to monitor and count fish moving...
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    attributed to the location of a fishing weir in the stream. The river gives its name to a larger watershed and Weir River Farm, a park and nature reserve...
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  • low-technology, traditional fishing techniques like net-fishing, stone-fishing and weir fishing. The five species of Pacific salmon found in British Columbia waters...
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  • kids Kiddle (surname), a surname of English origin An old name for a fishing weir Liddle Kiddles, dolls originally produced by toymakers Mattel Inc. in...
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    Many modifications of encircling nets are used, including traps or fishing weirs. The latter are stationary enclosures composed of stakes into which...
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  • Fish Weir is a historic fishing weir located near Rock Hill, South Carolina. It is one of the few relatively intact Native American fish weirs remaining...
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    reserve. The First Nation is adjacent to a 4,500-year-old wooden stake fishing weir system which at one time sustained many Native peoples but it is not...
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    Irish pirates while fishing at sea, he is said to have escaped by using a wooden buckler for a boat; he landed at the fishing weir of Elffin, one of the...
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    "Pigsgusset" as the native name of "Water towne." The Pequossette built a fishing weir to trap herring at the site of the current Watertown Dam. The annual...
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    are the preferred means of transport to local sites. Dalyan means "fishing weir" in Turkish. Bass, Mullet and Sea Bream swim upstream from the sea to...
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    a small village, the boats approached a fishing weir; one group of boats went around to the left of the weir, hugging the shore, and a group with Kerry's...
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  • fish which operates much as a water-powered mill wheel. Fishing weir – A fishing weir, or fish weir, is an obstruction placed in tidal waters or wholly or...
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    near the point where it becomes tidal. The village takes its name from fishing weirs which were placed across the Taunton River from pre-colonial times until...
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  • of the Fish Weir, denoting the weir utilized in this area. This method of fishing required extensive cooperation between the men fishing and the women...
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  • A fishing basket is a basket used as a trap for fishing. The ancient Egyptians used weir baskets made from willow branches to fish the Nile river. The...
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    jump Game drive system Petroform Mustatil, similar formations in Arabia Fishing weir Groucutt & Carleton 2021, p. 1. Crassard et al. 2022, p. 8. Crassard...
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    The river also has several stone fishing weirs built by prehistoric indigenous peoples. It is believed that the weirs were built by peoples who lived here...
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    Eel buck (category Fishing equipment)
    strung together in a fishing weir. Construction of such weirs was outlawed under the terms of Magna Carta in 1215: All fish-weirs shall be removed from...
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    reportedly a phonetic transliteration of the Manchu word for fishing weir, due to the county's fishing resources from its extensive network of rivers, lakes...
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