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cod trap n DC ~ n Nfld (1904-). See also TRAP1.
1 A type of fixed fishing-gear used in inshore waters,
box-shaped with a length of net stretching from shore to entrance through which cod enter
and are trapped.
1868 HOWLEY MS Reminiscences 12 A man
named Doyle, of Gooseberry, found a large whale dead in his cod trap. [1875] 1936 SMITH
15 The month of May, 1875, soon arrived and Labrador time. It was not a matter of choice,
for I was compelled to go to try and earn something for my mother and family, so I went
again with my brother-in-law, and this summer we had a cod-trap, the first coming of
cod-traps. [1883] 1898 Nfld Law Reports 494 [They] were engaged in hauling their
own cod-trap, when they discovered another cod-trap ... afloat, adrift from its moorings.
[1892] 1896 Consolidated Statutes of Nfld 918 No cod-trap shall be set on any of
the fishing grounds of this Colony or its dependencies at a less distance than eighty
fathoms from the nearest point of any cod-trap previously set. [1899] 1977 WHITELEY 40
Looking over my records I find that 1871 was the year that I first fished 'the cod trap.'
For three years previous I had used Salmon Nets (6 inch mesh) reaching the bottom for the
purpose of meshing codfish when schooling—finding this worked well the bottom or
'trap' was first tried in 1871 with great success. 1907 MILLAIS 152 In shape a cod-trap
is very like a house, with a large door at which the fish can enter. In the water it is
15 fathoms square on the ground plan, and 10 to 12 fathoms deep, the mesh of the net
being 7 inches. The trap is set in 10 to 12 fathoms of water, and a long net stretching
landwards, and called a 'leader,' guides the fish in at the front door. Once they go in
they seldom return. This effective trap is hauled up twice a day. [1929] 1933 GREENLEAF
(ed) 251 "Change Islands Song": The weather still got hotter, plenty nippers, flies and
stout; / A decision they arrived at and a cod-trap was put out. 1937 Seafisheries of
Nfld 29 The gear most favoured by the Shore fishermen are cod-traps, cod-nets, hand
lines, trawls and jiggers. T 25--64 Then fish became scarcer and the cod-trap was
invented—a square affair with a twine bottom in it and a doorway where the fish go
in, and when they get in they can't get out. 1980 Evening Telegram 20 Sep, p. 1
Catches are still very good and fishermen are still using cod traps in places such as
Black Tickle.
2 Attrib, comb cod-trap berth:
position on inshore fishing grounds, assigned by custom or lot; BERTH.
P 102-60 The Tommie proceeded around the island to the next
codtrap berth and repeated the same operation. 1977 Inuit Land Use 169 Fishermen
used the same cod trap berths every year. A berth belonged to the man who had first set
his trap there and had continually used it since.
cod-trap
crew: three to six men engaged on the share system to fish under a 'skipper' with
cod-traps; CREW.
1953 Nfld Fisheries Develop Report 15 The
cod-trap crews in the areas surveyed have capital assets valued at nearly $3,000, on the
average, while the assets of line-fishing crews are well under $800.
cod-trap fishery: prosecution of the inshore fishery for cod
using a stationary net or trap.
1979 Evening Telegram 6
Mar, p. 2 The federal department indicates that persons who have traditionally fished as
operators in the codtrap fishery, even though they may have small businesses such as
trucking. . and the like, and are considered fishermen, provided they operate the boat
and gear themselves, 'should be given a draw.'
cod-trap linnet:
twine 'knitted' into meshes to form a trap; cp LINNET.
1977
Evening Telegram 28 Apr, p. 42 Tenders are invited for the purchase ... of
approximately 1000 lbs. of Cod Trap linnet.
cod-trap season:
summer months when cod appear in schools in inshore water.
1979 Evening Telegram 6 Mar, p. 2 To be eligible for a draw,
a cod-trap operator must 'not be employed outside the fishery during the cod-trap
season.'
cod-trap twine: hemp, cotton or nylon thread used
in 'knitting' cod-trap; TWINE.
P 9-73 A leaf of cod trap twine is
set up at ninety-eight meshes and knit long enough to reach the required depth or width
as the case may be.
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