IKE CARIBBEAN AREA — DOHNICAII REPDBLIC 



Dominican fish names with their English equivalents (cont. ) 



dorado 



cabrilla 



madrigal 



boca colorada 



guaguanche 



agujon 



peje-paerco 



robalc 



mojarra 



Jarea 



tonina 



cachalote 



macarela 



bacalao 



bollena 



macabi 



chap in 



banano 



langosta 



lahgostina 



dolphin 

 seabass 

 rock sal men or 



amberjack 

 grunt 

 barracuda 

 needlefish 

 oldtfife 

 snook 

 mojarra 



dolphin 



sperm-whale 



mackerel 



whale 

 bonefish 

 trunk fish 



spiny lobster 

 shrimp 



In addition to the forms listed above, there are others of greater or lesser importance. 

 With the inaccuracies inherent to the task of assigning common names of fish in Spanish to 

 common name^ in English or to scientific names, there are probably errors in the above list. 

 Little can be done, however, until an exhaustive taxoncmic study is made, 



Bcolofg- ; The waters of the Dominican Republic contain all of the representative types 

 of tropical marine' ecology. Offshore is the blue, clear, oceanic environment with its scarcity 

 of planktonic food and small fishes. Here pass the tunas, dolphins, marlins, swordfish and 

 sailfish which occasionally pause to pursue and eapture the silvery flying fishes. Along the 

 shores and in the depths, where reefs and rocks are found, are numerous representatives of the 

 hinds, groupers, snappers, grunts, porgies, ■wrasses and squirrelfish. TlVhere the coast is open 

 and along the sandy beaches are mullet, croakers, Spanish mackerel, barracuda, porgies, sardines, 

 anchovies, pompano, jacks and others. In the brackish estuarine conditions, such as at the head 

 of Samana Bay, will be found mxillet, tarpon, mojarra, snook, grunts, croakers, groupers, snappers, 

 shrimp, anchovies, and like types. Shaiics and rays throughout most of these ecological areas 

 will be found. Spiny lobsters usually live aroxind the reefs, oysters in brackish waters attached 

 to mangroves or pilings, and clams on sandy beaches. Turtles are found at sea or, when laying 

 their eggs, on surf-swept beaches. 



Little is knowi of the seasonal occurrence of most of the above species, their abundance, 

 their life histories, or migrations. Until the necessary studies are made, it is possible only 

 to approach the real center of the problems affecting fish and fishing in these waters. 



■THE nSHEHX INDUSTRIES 



The Domini caji Republic is one of the very few Caribbean countries which maintain a 

 collection system for fishery statistics. These data are collected by month, species, and 

 port of landing. Since these figures represent only the ccxmnercial portion of the catch, the 

 considerable yield from fishing for personal consuii?>tion is not recorded, Iherefore, the 

 published catch statistics must be regarded as minimums. There is a licensing system which 

 gives a good indication of the number of fishermen and boats in the country. 



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