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Red Sea Area 



Economlo 



— 518) fishing is another occupation on both the Red Sea and 



Persian Gulf coasts, but no statistics are available and detailed information 

 is lacking—— 



Coast of Brttrea — -(x pg> 115) of economic importance— are fishing 

 (by Arabs) and salt industries—fish marketing hindered by hot climate and 

 great diversity of species— — refrigeration plant necessary for expansion^^ — 



coral reefs prevent use of drag nets fixed nets, pots and harpoons are used — 



salted shark flesh exported to East coast of Africa to Persian Gulf shark tails 



and fins are dried and sent to Far East pearl fisheries are important, especially 



in Dahlak Islands . 



The Ye men Coast— (x pg. 528 )— fishing— prof itable chiefly from 



boats Kamaran Island (x pg* 137) export trade in charcoal and dried fish 



four villages mostly populated by fishermen and families ^Zubair Islands 



(x pg. 137) ocoassionally visited by Arab fishermen ^-Jebel Zuqar Island 



(x pg. 139) is used by fishermen — in search of sharks fins, fish and turtle— 



Coast of W estern Aden Pro tectorate (x pg. 142) sandy beaches where 

 the fish dry in the sun and native boats are built to the ancient pattern-— 

 Maqatin (x pg. 145)— fishermen erect rough shelters—-. 



Coast of Eastern Aden Protectorate (xpg. 147)— fishing chief activity 



inhabitants made out with hand nets or cast from small canoes — fish are dried on 

 beaches,— transported to interior for camel fodder and manure — -bediums eat fish 

 raw or cooked — or allow fish to decompose in pits to obtain fish oil- — Seihuts 

 (x pg. 150) chief trade is in dried fish and fish oil— ( x pg. 152) most of the 

 villages are engaged in fishing— (x pg. 427) fish, fresh or dried, less popular 



in Western Aden protectorate, is e3q)ecially liked in the Eastern nearly always 



plentiful near coast, particularly at certain seasons— most popular in interior 

 of the Hadhramaut states is dried shark; also Hanit or dried Tamad, pounded or 



cooked -small aid, called Wazif, when dried, usually plentiful and cheap, are 



eaten by poorer classes but are chiefly used as fodder for camels (failure of 

 catch was factor in recent famine)— (x pg. 429) larger freshwater fish (Barbel) 

 is caught by Jews in a Wadi, northeast of Sania . 



Aden Colony (x pg. 531) fishing is important occupation trawls are 



forbidden— size of nets are limited— no license required— nets are stationary, 

 circular, throwing, and drag types and a special net operated from two boats is 



used during Monsoon— drag nets are used from shore surplus catch salted for 



export— pearl diving requires license. 



Species 



Coast of Eritrea (x pg. 115) sharks are chief species caught— pearl 



f isheries— ' Jebel Zuqar Islands fishermen— no search of sharks fins, fish and 



turtle — 



