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caught by hook and line ; and has the long line, if used, been long 

 known in the locality ; if not since when ? Is it commonly used by 

 all fishermen, or only by a few ? In what months and in what 

 localities and depths are hook and line (especially the long line) 

 generally used ? Do boats using the long line employ their enforced 

 leisure while the long line is in the water, by fishing with hand line 

 from the boat ; if not, why not ? 



Bait. — Class of baits used for the various classes of fish ; how and 

 where procured and cost ; any difficulties in getting baits ; whether 

 surface bait is used to attract sardines (as in Europe) ; or ground bait ; 

 whether the fish caught by the long line are usually alive when taken 

 up or whether they are dead ; whether shell-fish, e.g., mussels, whelks, 

 coackles, etc., are used as bait ; if not, why not ? 



Preservation of Fish. — How are fish kept good until brought to 

 shore, e.g., when several days caught, as in some Ratnagiri boats, or 

 whole night or day, as in other boats ; are the fish when brought to 

 shore fresh enough to be sold as fresh fish or are they somewhat 

 tending towards tainting or tainted especially in the hot weather ; if 

 at all tainted, what is done with such fish ? Is any special method 

 adopted at sea to keep fish untainted or ahve, e.g., sprinkling with 

 (bazaar) salt, if dead, or keeping the fish alive in a coir bag or net 

 towed overboard, or in a receptacle or partition of the boat containing 

 sea water, or in a separate covered small boat containing sea water ; 

 are fish ever brought alive to shore, by making use of such receptacles, 

 bags, etc. ; has any such method ever been tried (until ice was 

 adopted, in England, etc., this was the habitual method used). 

 Whether boats are employed to run backwards and forwards between 

 shore and fishing ground to take catches to shore as quickly as 

 possible and as soon as possible after catching ; whether fish-pur- 

 chasers, curers, traders, etc., send out boats to purchase fresh fish 

 direct from the fishermen while still at sea, as on the West Coast. 



IV. — In-shore Fishing. 



The above questions with the necessary exceptions and changes 

 apply to in-shore fishing. 



V. — Estuary and Backwater Fishing. 

 Similar questions. 



VI. — Produce and Production of Fish. 



Complete list in the Vernacular (both vernacular and Roman 

 characters; spelling and transliteration to h^very carefully done), 

 English and Latin, when possible, of all fish caught in the locality as 

 ascertained and identified by careful enquiry or actually seen. Any 

 duplicate names to be also given, since fish even in the saftie language 

 are frequently known by more than one name, sometimes according 

 to locality, age of fish, etc., conversely, different fish having the same 

 name or generic name to be carefully distinguished, e.g., there are 

 said to be 14 or more kinds offish all classed as " Yeta " (cat-fish) 

 of one kind or another, as " Bengadi yeta," " Kalli yeta," " Valia yeta," 

 and " Thuri yeta," etc. Description of such fish regarding any matters 



