Sails are still used to conserve fuel use during trolling operations for large predatory fish. Trolling operations are time-consuming and the boat is driven back and forth within a relatively confined area with lures and hooks trailing behind the boat. Long gill nets of various sizes are set in areas along the coast. These areas vary in accordance to season and type of fish that is being caught. Other type of nets include bottom nets that lie flat near the sea floor in order to catch animals such as bottom fish, lobsters and crabs.
Fishing usually begins early in the morning.
Fisherfolk often leave well before the sun rises. Nets are drawn up by hand along the side of the boat. It is very strenuous and tiring work that can take up to 60 to 90 minutes per net. Often the nets catch on rocks and are broken free only through the use of intense pulling or the use of the motor. Bottom nets get tangled very easily and often contain a lot of debris that must be cleaned out as the net is pulled into the boat.