Fisheries Catalog of Images 650. 1968 August 652. Biloxi, Mississippi 1996 March 661.
Fish escape by swimming forward and out of the large holes in the net.
Shrimp are swept into the bag at the end of the net and cannot swim out. Biloxi, Mississippi 1996 March 662. The oval metal ring and bars deflect the turtles. The cut in the netting is where the trap door will be placed. The bars force a turtle to the trap door which will open allowing the turtle to go free.