3. IS TRAPPING SUITABLE FOR YOU?

There are many very good reasons why you should consider trapping or potting. These include:

• Trapping is an easy and convenient way to provide fish and other seafood for your family.
• The cost of making simple traps is usually low and in many cases cheap local materials can be used.
• The costs of setting and hauling traps are usually not great: simple traps can be set and hauled from a canoe or a vessel without a motor.

Even when more advanced trapping methods are used, fuel and equipment costs are low when compared with fishing methods such as trawling, gillnetting or purse seining.

In general, trapping and potting is good for fishing areas as it does little damage to the underwater reefs and it allows some control of the amount of unwanted and wasted bycatch.