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3.-FISHERIES.
Catch of Fish
Number of boats
ami '.icrsous
engage.! in fishing
General Information regarding
the industry and the possibilities
of its development
and of Fish
Asheli (Eel) ... j
Barbou nia (Red
- Mullet.
Fangri (Goby i
Hannotis ... ;
Urajida ... i
Kefalos (Grey
Mullet' " ... 1
Litsa ... ... ,
Lithrini ... '
^
r
elauoura
. iuk.ipi
Mineri (.Tunny)
Af
irmuros
•tapodi i Octa-
[iUS_l ...
Oiphos ; Cass)
Sinagrida
-.ki.lo.i
Skillopsaro (dog
ah)
Smirna (rock eel i
Sorkos...
Soures (Bonitoi
Striugies
Suppies (cuttle
tish j
Yuii
Yoppa (Mackerel)
Various
Sponges
Total
Quantity
okes
78
12.863
-..0.8
3.161-.
2.86'.)
1 .MiH
107
7.2.
r
.«
1,277
! .064
l.:wl
y4l
1.157
1.200
133
164
5
69
3.242
386
9.370
2.519
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l.*<72
12.861
63.TM.'.!
1.250
Lauded
value
.£ 6.10.3
£ 2.500
Number of boats
engaged in fishing
162 (including 4
sponge boats.)
Number of persons
engaged iu fishing
British Cypriots 345
Foreigners 60
In the sea round Cyprus there are plenty of
I fish but unfortunately the Cypriot is not a fisber-
j man. Few of them will go out except in the very
! best of weather and in consequence the supply of
|fishis 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
1
Italian sailing trawlers did good work daring the
summer months at Limassoi and demonstrated
| the practicability of increasing the production of
• this very valuable article of diet by 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 fishing is principally carried on by Sshermen
, from the Greek Isiauds who arrive in the Island in
the spring audfishthrough the summer.
Each boat must be provided -with a licence
according to capacity, the
charged
following fees being
(a) For each boat fitted with
machine diving apparatus, crew not
~ s.
100 0
exceeding 30 persons.
(b) For each boat fitted with the
''Fernez" apparatus only, crew not
exceeding 15 persons. ... ... 50 0
(r) For each boat with naked
divers, crew uot exceeding 8 persons. 25 0
(d) For each boat with harpoon
(kamaki) crew not exceeding 6
persons. ...
... ... 12 10
In 1926 2 Cyprus Harpoon Boats and 2
Machine Boats from the Greek Islands worked from
April to September: the total catch was 1,250 okes
which was all taken away from the Island and sold
for about £ 2 an oke.