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3.—FISHERIES.
Catch of Fish
Number of boats
and persons
engaged in fishing
General Information regarding
the industry and the Dossibilities
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of its development
Kind of Fish
Asheli (Eel) ...
Barbounia (Red
Mullet)
NFangri (Ooby)
Hannous
Hrajida
Kefalos (Grey
MuUet)
Litsa
Lithrini
Melanoma
Milokopi
Mineri (Tunny)
Murmuros
Octapodi (Octa-
pns)...
Orphos (Bass)
Sinagrida
Skillou
Srairna (rock eel)
Sorkos
Soures (Bonito)
Stringles
Suppies (cuttle
fish)
Vati
Voppa (Mackerel)
"Various
Lauded
value
Sponges
?otal
Number of boats
engaged in fishing
161 (including 2
sponge boats.)
Number of persons
engaged in fishing
British Cypriots 321
Foreigners
53
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 iu the very
best of weather and in consequence the supply of
fish is not equal to the demand. The number of
boats bas 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
year and demonstrated the practicability of increa–
sing 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 nnder 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:—
(a) For each boat fitted with
machine diving apparatus, crew not
exceeding 30 persons
(b) For each boatfittedwith the
'•Fernez" apparatus only, crew not
exceeding 15 persons.
(<;) For each boat with naked
divers, crew not exceeding 8 persons.
(d) For each boat with harpoon
(kamaki) crew not exceeding 6
persons.
In addition to the licence fee- Machine Boats-
and Boats with divers pay 25 % of their catch to
Government and Harpoon Boats 2 0 % .
In 1930 1 Machine Boat and 1 Harpoon Boat
from the Greek Islands worked from M a y to
September. N o Cyprus boatsfishedduring 1930.
The total catch was 136 okes.
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1 0
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