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Primitive technology: big fish trap in the forest

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a fish trap using bamboo in the forest, shaped like a hopper and placed upside down to prevent fish from escaping. Stacked rocks create resistance, leaving a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Fish Traps Have Been Banned on the Columbia River for Nearly a Century. Could Bringing Them Back Help Save Salmon?

A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists ...
National Fisherman

Fish traps return to the Columbia– opportunity or another fight over access?

After nearly a century off the water, fish traps are back on the Columbia River – this time as part of a closely watched ...
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Primitive technology: Big fish trap in the forest

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a fish trap from bamboo in the forest. The trap features a hopper design placed upside down to prevent fish from escaping due to water resistance. I use ...