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To go tide pooling for fish, crabs, snails, etc.; to go fishing within
the reef, usually with a net.
Manilaw ita mga pela ra para mamisik ita ta sikad-sikad.
Let's go
tide
pooling at low tide so we can collect
sikad-sikad snails.
Ang gilawan nira ay poros silik.
What they are tide
pooling
for are entirely sea urchins.
Kada manilaw tang tatay ang ana na pirming
tatabid.
Whenever the father goes fishing
with
a
net his son
always goes along.
On Agutaya, at low tide the tidal flat is exposed, making it
easy to find edible sea cucumbers and small crabs, snails
attached to sea grass, small fish caught in tidal pools.
People collect these with their bare hands. Fish are caught
by hand or stabbed with a machete. The catch is put into a
woven basket or net bag. These snails, crabs, etc. serve as
an important source of protein.