ABSTRACT
The most striking variation of the madel paruwa is seen at Induruwa (Fig. 6.6). Here the paru have a single outrigger float, identical in form and method of attachment to that found on the oruwa (plural oru), the logboat (usually extended) which is the most common traditional craft of the Sri Lankan coast (Fig. 6.7; Kapitan, 1991). The outrigger is found on the paru where a special technique of beach seine fishing is found and the paru are significantly narrower. The paru at Induruwa work in pairs, each taking half the net. The two meet at sea and join together with poles. This enables them to lace up the two halves of the net, the main body of which can then be shot. To make this possible, one of the boats has the outrigger on the port side, the other on the starboard side. Unlike the oruwa, the paruwa is not doubleended in the strict sense of the term.
