Pagataw: Daytime Fishing Using the Surambaw


The fishing vessel surambaw has many functions. In the day time, the fisher folks in the fishing communities of Libas, Barra and Dayao, Roxas City, would perform "pagataw," a fishing method using the surambaw to harvest smaller fish, like gisaw. At night time, they would do the "igaw," which is a practiced involving catching and harvesting fish with the lights attached to the surambaw's inclined bamboo pole to attrach fish.

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