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Lampara net
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<p>A lampara net is a type of <a href="/facts/Fishing_net/5bvae5A3">fishing net</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Surrounding_net/4UwXHGef">surrounding net</a> having the shape of a <a href="/facts/Spoon/6EvbJtf2">spoon</a> or a <a href="/facts/Dustpan/aDrlVLpM">dustpan</a> with a short leadline under a longer floatline. The net has a central bunt to contain the fish and two lateral wings. </p><p>Lampara nets are used for capturing <a href="/facts/Pelagic_fish/v60cue6L">pelagic fish</a>, those swimming near the water's surface. They are often used in the <a href="/facts/Mediterranean_Sea/Vr2pzVbM">Mediterranean</a>, the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, and <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">South Africa</a> to catch <a href="/facts/Sardine/zqAl6Iwu">sardines</a>. In <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a> they are used for <a href="/facts/Peruvian_anchoveta/IkalUjXh">anchoveta</a> and <a href="/facts/Mackerel/cRk3eqrD">mackerels</a> and in <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> for <a href="/facts/Sparidae/IVrvnnft">sea breams</a> and <a href="/facts/Flying_fish/QFGUTTbX">flying fish</a>. They are used in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a> to catch <a href="/facts/Hyporhamphus_australis/4pD8jn9K">eastern sea garfish</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Hyporhamphus/cQtUySDs">Hyporhamphus</a> australis</i>). In <a href="/facts/South_Florida/9buquI9F">South Florida</a> in the US lampara nets are used to catch <a href="/facts/Ballyhoo/e3RTXv12">ballyhoo</a> (<i>Hemiramphus brasiliensis</i>) and <a href="/facts/Balao/oSqCjbMq">balao</a> (<i>H. balao</i>), which are used as <a href="/facts/Bait_fish/TtmTBY7d">bait fish</a> by <a href="/facts/Angling/FaWYQkUU">anglers</a>. The fishery for <a href="/facts/Doryteuthis_opalescens/Jh8VsF4y">opalescent inshore squid</a> (<i>Doryteuthis opalescens</i>) in <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> became successful after <a href="/facts/Italian_American/xrp3KgVX">Italian immigrants</a> introduced the lampara net there in 1905. </p><p>These nets are often utilized on <a href="/facts/Fishing_vessel/dSnpqq5t">fishing vessels</a> 9 to 18 meters long with 50 to 150 horsepower engines. The nets are hauled in by hand by a team of crewmembers pulling the lateral wings. The fish are removed with a smaller net or a scoop. </p>