THE FISHERIES AND FISH TRADE OF PORTO RICO. 
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At Saba/nita , a few miles north of Algarrobo, from 30 to 40 men carry on more 
or less fishing, using 2 boats in seining, 5 in fishing pots, and 6 in trawl fishing. 
Other small fishing-places in the vicinity of Mayaguez are Anasco, Arribo, and 
Corega, each with a few men who fish in the vicinity of their homes. The catch is 
sold to the neighboring villages and plantations, and the fish-market of Mayaguez is 
better supplied than that of any other place on the island. Fish are peddled along 
the route to the city, being suspended from poles carried on the shoulders. 
No fish are cured and any surplus is thrown away. 
Puerto Real . — This village of 250 inhabitants, near the southwestern end of 
Porto Rico, is the landing-place for Cabo Rojo, which formerly had a second-grade 
custom-house, permitting exports but no imports. A small amount of fishing is 
carried on by 25 men. Their apparatus consists of haul seines, pots, and single hooks 
and lines. The catch is kept alive, either in the well of the boat or in cars anchored 
off the landing, until disposed of in the vicinity or taken to Mayaguez. 
Fish-peddlers at Puerto Real. 
Ponce . — In view of the large imports of dry and pickled fish and its general use 
by the inhabitants of this city, and the number of so-called fishermen of the place, 
the amount of its fresh-fish business is surprisingly small. The captain of the port 
reports that since the late change in government 127 men have been enrolled and 
granted permission to fish, free of any charge, in the waters of the district. They 
use 60 small, open boats of schooner, sloop, and cat rig, together with skiffs and 
dories with sails. None of them is large enough to lie entered at the custom-house 
or to need any papers except that granting the privilege of fishing. The catch is 
