The Tangs 



bouring coasts from Florida to Brazil. At the east end of Porto 

 Rico the ocean tang is caught in considerable numbers by the 



The Ocean Tang, Teuthis bahianus 



fishermen from Tortola, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. It is usu- 

 ally taken in the native trap-baskets which are baited with large 

 chunks of the white pulp of cactus plants and set in 4 to 10 

 fathoms of water. Sometimes the fish are "grained" or speared, 

 and occasionally they are caught with hook and line. These fish 

 are corned and taken to Santa Cruz where they bring about 

 $5 a barrel. 



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