What is Fishing net?
[[File:A la pêche.jpg|thumb|Fishing net in [[Guinea]]]] A '''fishing net''' is a [[weaving|woven]] [[trap]] usually used to catch [[fish]]. They are usually made out of [[rope]]. A net is a kind of [[tool]]. '''Fishing nets''' are one of the oldest ways of catching fish. They can be made with all kinds of fabric like [[nylon]], cotton, grass, [[flax]], and tree fibers. The oldest known fish nets dates back to 8500 BC in Finland.<ref>{{Citation|last=Miettinen|first=Arto|title=The palaeoenvironment of the Antrea Net Find|date=2008|url=https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/publications/the-palaeoenvironment-of-the-antrea-net-find|work=Karelian Isthmus|pages=71–87|place=Helsinki|publisher=Finnish Antiquarian Society|isbn=978-951-9057-68-2|access-date=2023-11-18|last2=Sarmaja-Korjonen|first2=Kaarina|last3=Sonninen|first3=Eloni|last4=Junger|first4=Högne|last5=Lempiäinen|first5=Terttu|last6=Ylikoski|first6=Kirsi|last7=Mäkiaho|first7=Jari-Pekka|last8=Carpelan|first8=Christian|last9=Jungner|first9=Högne}}</ref> Native Americans made their nets on the [[Columbia River]] from grass, [[cedar]], and [[spruce]] root fibers. == Other methods of catching fish == * [[Spear]] * Tame [[Cormorant]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]] [[Category:Fishing]] [[Category:Tools]]