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island of Crapano, and the coral fisheries near the island of Zlarin, both in the 

 neighbourhood of Sebenico. 



The waters washing" the counties of Gorizia (Gorz) and Gradisca, to the 

 north-west of Trieste, are very rich in fish, especially Grado and the neigh- 

 bouring islands : pilchard and mackerel are prevalent in summer. According 

 to a convention of 1869 with the Italian Government, the fishermen of Grado, 

 on the Austrian side of the frontier, were accorded the right to fish within a 

 mile of the shore, along the Italian coast, within the jurisdiction of the Com- 

 mune of Marano. 



The Trieste district comprises the Vallone di Muggia and Capo d'Istria. 

 These waters are at all times well supplied with grey mullet, basse, gobies, 

 and in summer with mackerel, pilchard, anchovy, and species of Mcena 

 (chiefly M. vulgaris; Ital., Menole)} One-sixth of the local demand is 

 supplied by the Italian trawlers. 



The market is daily supplied with large quantities of fish from the Istrian 

 coast, Fiume, and the Ouarnero. 



I sola, Pirano. — The waters lying between these two places team with 

 pilchard, anchovy, and Mendole, these being the most profitable fisheries. 



The communal fishermen supply large quantities of grey mullet and basse, 

 most of which are sent fresh to the Trieste market. 



The pilchards (sardines of commerce) are sent to the curing establish- 

 ments of Capo d'Istria, Duino, and Grado : about half of these are supplied by 

 the Italian fishermen (Chioggiotti), and there is little variation in the yield 

 from one season to another. 



From Pirano to Salvore Mendole predominates ; also large quantities of 

 mussels, chiefly the arch-mussels, are caught, and, in the open sea, the sole. 



The same species occur between Umago and Daila, but less anchovies, 

 besides the red mullet and the famous gilt- head. 



Cittanuova and the mouths of the Ouieto river is an important fishing 



1 Afcena vulgaris has been caught on the British coast ; Couch calls it by its French name 

 " Mendole"; see Couch's "British Fishes," vol. i. page 206. 



