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3.—FIStt-ERIES.
Catch of Fish
Kind of Fiafr
Asheli (Eel) ...
Barbounia (.Red
Mullet)
Fangri (Goby)
Hannous
Hrajida
Kefalos (Grey
Mullet)
Litsa
Lithrini
Melanonra
Milokupi
Miner-, iTunny)
Murmuros
Octapoili 'Octa-
pus)
Orp'nos i. Bass)
Sinagrida
Skillou
Skillopsiiro (dog
tish)
Smtrna (rock eel)
Sorkos...
Son res (Borneo")
Scrinsrles
Suppies (.cuttle j
tish,)
... j
Vati
i
Voppa (Mackerel)
Various
... I
Tutal
? pon ges
Quantity
okes
Landed
value
I
m r%»*m m
O,o
i 0
1,586
2,671
2,493
1,647
109
8,518
SH6
1.680
1,454
2,096
I,l-H)
1,828
903
146
100
464
4,353
351
7,023
1,640
812
2,502
17.202
77,006
5.957
2.010
238
168
170
321
11
1,027
72
181
150
180
64
163
132
•i
28
369
20
847
142
28
170
1,076
£ 7.583
£11,924
Number of boats
and persons
engaged in fishing
Number of boats
engaged iu Ashing
194 (including 18
sponge boats.)
General Information regarding
the industry and the possibilities
of its development
Number of persons
engaged in fishing
British Cypriots 402
Foreigners 215
In the sea 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 very
best of weather and in consequence the supply of
fish u 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 months at Limassoi and demonstrated
the practicability of increasing the production of
this very valuable article of diet by mora 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.
Thefishingis principally carried on by fishermen
from the Greek Islands who arrive in the Island in
the spring andfishthrough the summer.
Each boat must be provided with a licence
according to capacity, the following fees being
charged:—
100 0
50 0
(a) For each boat fitted with
machine diving apparatus, crew not
exceeding 30 persons.
(ft) For each boatfittedwith the
•'Fernez" apparatus only, crew not
exceeding 15 persons.
(*) For each boat wich naked
divers,crew not exceeding 8 persons.
id) Kur each boat wich harpoon
(kainaki' crew not exceeding 6
persons.
In 1927 4 Machine Boats, 4 •'Fernez"' Boats,
I boar, with naked divers and 7 Harpoon Boats
from che Greek Islands, and 2 Cyprus Harpoon
Boats, worked from May to September.
The total catch was 5,957 okes which was all
taken away from the Colony and sold for about
J£2 an oke'.
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