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THE AMIJilCAS MCSI-JM JOIHSAL 



as iiiaiiN as a liiiiulrcd. Of course other fisli are canjilit, siieli as hass, carp, 

 erappie, and dniiii; Iml tliev arc of secondary inij)ortance and the j;anic 

 fi.sli tluis taken are thrown liack as they are sai'ejjuardcd for the aiij,der l)y 

 state hiw . 



'I'he paddlcfish arc cut up in the manner shown in the ])hoto^M'ai)h. 

 Their heads and fins are nsnally (hsear(h'(K l)Ut sonict inies t liey are l)oih'd 

 lor their oil. The roe is then removed to he pre|)ared into ca\iar. It 



/'/,.)/(, hii L. Iluasnkof 



Ki'rnovint; tlu' roc for the preparation of'ca\iar. The roc wcifihs from two to fiftciTi or 

 twenty pounds in a single fisli. Tlic licacis and fins arc usually discarded but sometimes they 

 are boiled for their oil. The body of the fish is smoked anrl becomes "sturgeon" 



