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3.—FISHERIES.
Catch of Fish
N u m b e r of boats
and persons
engaged in fishing
General Information regarding
the industry and the possibilities
of ib development
Kind of Fish
Asheli (Eel) ...
Barbounia (Red
Mullet)
Fangri (Goby)
Hanuous
Hrajida
Kefalos (Grey
Mullet)
Litsa
Lithrini
Melauoura
Miiokopi
Mineri (Tunny)
Murrauro3
Octapodi (Octa-
pus)...
Orphos (Bass)
Sinagrida
Skillou
Smirna (rock eel)
Sorkos...
Soures (Bonito)
Stringtes
Snppies (cuttle
fish)
Yati
Yoppa (Mackerel)
Various
Sponges
Total
129,865
530
137
£10.424
£937
N u m b e r of boats
engaged in fishing
176 (including 4
sponge boats.)
Number of persons
engaged in fishing
British Cypriots 460
Foreis"i-*-r5
71
In the sea round Cyprus there are plenty oi
fish but unfortunately the Cypriot is not a fisher
man. Few of them will go out except in the ret]
best of weather and in consequence the supply oi
fish is not equal to the demand. The number ol
boats bas certainly increased of late years but then
is still plenty of room for improvement. Three
Italian and one Greek sailing trawlers did gooc
work during the year 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.
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 foUowing fees being
charged:—
£ ..
(a) For each boat fitted with
machine diving apparatus, crew not
exceeding 30 persons
1 0
(J) For each boat fitted with the
'•Fernez" apparatus only, crew not
exceeding 15 persons.
1 0
(c) For each boat with naked
divers, crew not exceeding 8 persons. 1 0
(d) For each boat with harpoon
h
(kamaki) crew not exceeding 6
persons. ... --. ... ••• — 10
In addition to the licence fee Machine Boats
and Boats with divers pay 25 ?6 of their catch to
Government and Harpoon Boats 20 Yo.
In 1931 4 Harpoon Boats from the Greek
Islands worked from April to September. N o
Cyprus boatsfishedduring 1931.
"The total catch was 530 okes.