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when caught, the fish were eviscerated and hied, 1 a case of poi- 

 soning would be a rarity.'' 



In any tropical climate, proper marketing is an essential 

 factor in fisheries development. We quote a cogent sentence or 

 two from Bulletin No. 1, of the Madras Fisheries Bureau, 1915, 

 pp. 212 to 215. "We must make the best use of what we now 

 catch before proceeding to catch yet larger masses. Of all 

 general foods, fish is most liable to taint, and most poisonous 

 when tainted. * * * 



"Hence effort is now being directed in the experimental 

 stations started by the Madras Government to various obvious 

 and simple reforms : Firstly, to the introduction of live cars and 

 live chests, or pens, so that fish can be brought alive to shore 

 and kept in good condition till required; this was a universal 

 custom even in temperate climates till the introduction of cheap 

 ice, and still is in many cases * * * Secondly, fish not kept alive 

 must be cleaned and zvashed at sea and properly stowed; this 

 brings them to shore with a much decreased chance of taint, 

 even if several hours intervene." 



1 A good method of bleeding is to sever the tail while the fish 

 is alive, thus opening the blood vessels on cither side of it. 



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