Fishing methods of lesser importance include the following. Buoyed lines 

 ( palangra ), often two kilometers long with many hooks, are employed at U to 6 

 fathoms, and frequently become entangled in reefs near keys. Gill and trammel 

 nets ( transmallos ) are used principally for fishing Irish ponpano, snook and 

 similar species at low depths and at the mouths of estuaries, rivers and lakes. 

 Large mesh nets ( armamentos para lisas ) are used especially for catching mullet 

 on a large scale. Throw nets ( tarrayas ) are used for fishing shrimp, squid, 

 several kinds of sardines and o trier small and medium-sized fish. Fishermen who 

 use individual lines usually also carry throw-nets to get bait. 



SPECIES 



The names of fish and sea food produced commercially, as well as the most 

 important fresh-water fish, are listed below: 



Salt-Water Fish Produced Commercially 



Common Name 



Red grouper /l 



Lane snapper " 



Muttonfish 



Nassau grouper 



Yellowtail 



Kingfish /l 



Kingfish 



Grey snapper 



Red snapper /l 



Redhind 



Goatfish 



Scamp 



Irish pompano 



Common mullet 



California barrd 



Snook 



Croaker 



Sardines 



Spanish mackerel 



Swordfish 



Shark 



Salmon 



Tuna 



Sessie snapper 



Dog snapper 



Clams 



Squid 



Octopus 



Turtle 



Tortoises 

 Morro crabs 

 Crabs 

 Oysters 



Local Name 



Cherna de la Sonda 



Biajaiba 



Pargo criollo 



Cherna criolla 



Rabirrubia 



Serrucho de la Sonda 



Serrucho 



Cubera 



Pargo de la Sonda 



Cabrilla 



Salmonete 



Arigua 



Mojarra 



Lisa 



Guaguanche 



Robalo 



Corvina 



Sardinas 



Pintadilla 



Aguja paladar 



Tiburon 



Salmon 



Atun 



Pargo sisi 



Jocu 



Almejas 



Calamares 



Pulpo 



Atlantic green 



turtle 

 Carey, Caguama 

 Cangrejos raoros 

 Cangrejos 

 Ostiones 



Scientific Name 



Epinephelus morio 

 Neoraaenis synagris 

 Neomaenis analis 

 Epinephelus striatus 

 Ocyurus chrysurus 



Scomberomorus regali 

 Neoraaenis griseus 



Epinephelus maculosus 



Mycteroperca phenax 

 Xystemaema cinereura 

 Mugil cephalus 

 Sphyraena argentea 

 Centroporaus undeciraalis 

 Micropogon undulatus 

 Clupea pilchardus 

 Scomberomorus maculatus 

 Tetrapturus albidus 



Neomaenis jocu 

 Tagilua Gbbus 



Octopus americanus 



Chelcnia mi das 



Menippo ocellata 



Ostrea virginica 



/lGulf of Mexico catch 



