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3.—FISHERIES.
Catch of Fish
Number of boats
and persons
engaged in fishing
General Information regarding
the industry and the possibilities
of
veloptnei'C
Kind of Fish
Quantity
ukes
Lauded
value
Askeli (Eel) ...
Barbounia (Red
Mullet)
Fangri (Goby)
Han nous
Hrajida
Kefalos (Grey
MuUet) . ...
Litsa
Lithrini
Melanoura
Milokopi
Miueri (Tuuny)
Murmuros
Octapodi (Octa-
pus)
Orphos (Bass)
Siuagrida
Skillou
Skillopsaro (dog
^ fish)
Smirna (reck eel)
Sorkos...
Sourw (Bonito)
Stringles
Snppies (cuttle
tish)
Vati
Vnppa^Mackerei
Various
Total
Sponges
31)
13,038
2,050
2,943
2,753
1,372
81
7,644
209
711
1,343
934
636
535
137
189
21
61
1,062
860
7,909
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5 7 . 1 8 5
1,500
Number of boats
engaged in fishing
192 (including 15
sponge boats.)
Nnmber of persons
engaged io fishing
British Cypriots 460
Foreigners
68
£ 5.699 !
£ 3,000
In the 3ea round Cyprus there are plenty of
fish but unfortunately the Cypriot is not a fisher–
man. Few of them will go out except in the vtry
hest of weather and- in consequence the supply of
fish is not equal to the demand. The number of
boats have certainly increased of late years but there
is still plenty of room for improvement. T w o
Italian sailing trawlers did good work during the
summer and autumn months at Limassoi and
demonstrated the practicability of increasing the
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reduction of this very valuable article of diet
y more up to date methods than those practised
by Cypriots.
The sponge fishing has since the year 1903 been
entirely under the control of the Government.
The lulling is principally curried on by fishermen
from the Greek Islands who arrive in the Island in
the spring andfishthrough the 3ummer.
Each boat must be provided with a licence
according to capacity, the following fees being
charged:—
£ g.
(a) For each boat fitted with
machine diving apparatus, crew not
exceeding 30 persons. ...
100 0
(b) For eacn boat fitted with the
''Fernez" apparatus only, crtw not
exceeding 15 persons. ... ... 50 0
(r.) For each boat with linked.
uivers, crew not exceeding 3 persons. 25 0
('/; F<-r each boat with harpoon
(kamaki) crew not exceeding 6
persons. ...
... ... 12 10
In I'J-'.
1
. 2 Cyprus Harpoon Boats and 13
Harpoon Boats from the Greek Islands worked from
April to September: the total catch was 1,500 okes
which was all taken away from the Isiand and sold
for about £2 an oke.
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