Fishing Weir and Dip-Net Platform

A weir and dipnet platform is one way to catch fish. This is what it has: a lattice frame and verticle supports that act as a dam, blocking the upstream movement of fish, a dipnet platform scaffold from which individual fisherman use their dip-nets to scoop fish out of the water, horizontal side poles, platform floor, dip-net support stake, tripod poles, top stringer, and middle and bottom stringers. This was the most common piece of fishing equipment among the Indians of the Northwest Coast. Weirs were owned by the village community but there was usually a supervisor who acted as a steward of the weir. He would organize the construction of the weir and would decide when the flood gates would be opened, allowing salmon to return further upstream for spawning and other Indian fisherman. Dip-net platforms were owned by individuals who hlepd to build the weir. These platforms could be loaned to family and friends but were never sold or rented.

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