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French fishermen from the coasts of Guyenne, Aunis, Brittany and Normandy used to send their fishing boats to Cap Blanc. They would leave in winter and return to ports in Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean to sell their fish for consumption during Lent. This was done in La Rochelle, Saint Malo, Honfleur, Dieppe and other ports. Fishing took place between Cap Blanc and Cap Velles, where fish were often so abundant that more than three hundred ships were needed to catch them. It is true that the fishermen were often pursued by both coastal privateers and Muslims, who were often attracted to these waters. Today, the area is rarely visited by fishermen since the discovery of the Newfoundland coast of Canada, where cod fishing takes place annually. Nowadays, fish is much better consumed either fresh or dried than it was from the African coast, where the product is now taken to neighbouring islands. Fishermen no longer bring anything back to Europe, and the memory of these fisheries has even been lost in several ports in France and Spain, from where merchants used to send them every year. In the past, as now, ships sailing to India, the Canary Islands or along the coast of Africa did not fail to fish there and in a short time caught such a large quantity of sardines that they not only had enough for several meals, but also salted some every night to have a small special supply.

French fishermen from the coasts of Guyenne, Aunis, Brittany and Normandy used to send their fishing boats to Cap Blanc. They would leave in winter and return to ports in Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean to sell their fish for consumption during Lent. This was done in La Rochelle, Saint Malo, Honfleur, Dieppe and other ports. Fishing took place between Cap Blanc and Cap Velles, where fish were often so abundant that more than three hundred ships were needed to catch them. It is true that the fishermen were often pursued by both coastal privateers and Muslims, who were often attracted to these waters. Today, the area is rarely visited by fishermen since the discovery of the Newfoundland coast of Canada, where cod fishing takes place annually. Nowadays, fish is much better consumed either fresh or dried than it was from the African coast, where the product is now taken to neighbouring islands. Fishermen no longer bring anything back to Europe, and the memory of these fisheries has even been lost in several ports in France and Spain, from where merchants used to send them every year. In the past, as now, ships sailing to India, the Canary Islands or along the coast of Africa did not fail to fish there and in a short time caught such a large quantity of sardines that they not only had enough for several meals, but also salted some every night to have a small special supply.

Cayenne, Fish found in the province of Guyana. The manatee has a woman's breast, a cow's snout and two fins which it uses to carry and nurse its young. It grazes on grass along rivers. It is an excellent fresh salted fish. It provides meat as tender as pork. One was caught in Cayenne that yielded eight hundred and sixty pounds of meat. It is very common in all large rivers. It is very healthy. Sieur Barr?re, a doctor, drew one. There are five or six species of turtles. Those of the Amazons are caught in fresh water. Their meat is white and their fat is yellow. It is the best. Some weigh forty to fifty pounds. Land turtles are round and long. Sea turtles are caught in the coves in March, April and May, when they go to lay their eggs. We work in shifts at night, turning them over. Two turtles usually make a barrel of two hundred pounds of meat. They purify the blood. The caouanne is a larger turtle used to make oil. The negroes eat it. It is roughly shaped like an imperial carriage. Sieur Barr?re has drawn one. All these turtles are very common. The carr? (caret) is rare. It is said to be common in the Devil's Islands, twelve or fifteen leagues from Cayenne. The labrus is a very good fish that is caught with a line.

Cayenne, Fish found in the province of Guyana. The manatee has a woman's breast, a cow's snout and two fins which it uses to carry and nurse its young. It grazes on grass along rivers. It is an excellent fresh salted fish. It provides meat as tender as pork. One was caught in Cayenne that yielded eight hundred and sixty pounds of meat. It is very common in all large rivers. It is very healthy. Sieur Barr?re, a doctor, drew one. There are five or six species of turtles. Those of the Amazons are caught in fresh water. Their meat is white and their fat is yellow. It is the best. Some weigh forty to fifty pounds. Land turtles are round and long. Sea turtles are caught in the coves in March, April and May, when they go to lay their eggs. We work in shifts at night, turning them over. Two turtles usually make a barrel of two hundred pounds of meat. They purify the blood. The caouanne is a larger turtle used to make oil. The negroes eat it. It is roughly shaped like an imperial carriage. Sieur Barr?re has drawn one. All these turtles are very common. The carr? (caret) is rare. It is said to be common in the Devil's Islands, twelve or fifteen leagues from Cayenne. The labrus is a very good fish that is caught with a line.

Cayenne, Fish found in the province of Guyana. The manatee has a woman's breast, a cow's snout and two fins which it uses to carry and nurse its young. It grazes on grass along rivers. It is an excellent fresh salted fish. It provides meat as tender as pork. One was caught in Cayenne that yielded eight hundred and sixty pounds of meat. It is very common in all large rivers. It is very healthy. Sieur Barr?re, a doctor, drew one. There are five or six species of turtles. Those of the Amazons are caught in fresh water. Their meat is white and their fat is yellow. It is the best. Some weigh forty to fifty pounds. Land turtles are round and long. Sea turtles are caught in the coves in March, April and May, when they go to lay their eggs. We work in shifts at night, turning them over. Two turtles usually make a barrel of two hundred pounds of meat. They purify the blood. The caouanne is a larger turtle used to make oil. The negroes eat it. It is roughly shaped like an imperial carriage. Sieur Barr?re has drawn one. All these turtles are very common. The carr? (caret) is rare. It is said to be common in the Devil's Islands, twelve or fifteen leagues from Cayenne. The labrus is a very good fish that is caught with a line [...]

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

a fishing net and a senne (net). There are some that weigh 700 pounds.This fish salts like cod but much better.The croupia is a very good fish which can weigh fifty pounds, round face and swims sideways. It is one of the best in Cayenne. Common, it is fished with an arrow and with a senne.The loubine is of two species. One is very good like the best pike whose face it has.The other tastes like a muse, can be fished as below, common. The mulet, like the abundant European one, is fished by arrow and senne. A few years ago, he had a catch of this pleasant fish, several small canoes with small nets on their canoes swam by force and head on. The mulet, to protect itself, jumped and fell in their nets. They took a lot of them in this manner. Parassir is what we call meuille in La Rochelle. It is very abundant and very good in their best season just as in France. It should be noted that all these fish are caught around a small forest that the Indians maintain. They block a creek with screens (boards). They pile the planks in the canoes and wall the creek up. They take a large quantity of fish of all species. Akoupa has flesh almost like that of whiting, with the shape of a pike. Some can be four feet long like loubines. The Apalika, much like the shad. The Moonfish, a very good passing fish, is fished with arrow and senne.The Big eyes stay on the shores of the sea. The Frog eyes. It is good, it can be fished with a torch, with a senne and the arrow. Very common. The karande looks like salmon, rare.There is a fish whose name I could not find out which is the best you can eat. It is flat and reddish with a round face, rare.The resi is of three species. One like that of France. One called a devil who has very long horns very dangerous when caught on the line. If the one whoever takes it doesn't take their line right away, it takes the canoe so fast that it is hard to get away with it. There were Negroes who were drowned by this fish. I saw some who could weigh up to seven hundred pounds. They are fished with folle net. Mr. Barrere drew it as well as lots of all these fish. The other species taken in fresh water is best, fished like I said. The sardine is like that of France but bad. The machoran is of two species, one yellow and the other white. The yellow one is very big, a big fish that can be caught with the arrow, on a line. Scaleless, both species are very abundant.The grunt (grondeux) is aptly named and is caught with aline. It?s a godsend resource for Cayenne. Pasanis, almost like machoran, better.

Makouma is pretty much like pasani. Common, it is fished by arrow, line and senne. The swordfish is a very large, curious fish. It's caught with a folle net to make oil. It is common.The demoiselle is is caught with aline. It's a big fish like the machauran which weighs up to two hundred pounds.The pig is a very curious fish. Mr. Barraire drew some as a part of all others which are above. The lizard is very good and very common. The crayfish is larger than in France and less delicate. They are taken in the rivers. The toad is very good. It gets caught in the rocks in the sea. Shrimp is like in Europe. The crab is excellent. In January, February and March there are plenty of them.There is a sea pig called cabiaye (Capybara), quite common in some rivers. It is amphibious. It is claimed that Maipourri (tapir) is also amphibious. It is rare in Cayenne and very common inland. It has the horse's hair, his feet of pig. It's a very good meal. The sole is like plaice.There is a very bad kind of aurans. Lapas, a small fish, is caught at low tide in the mud. It is good. The pacou, a good fish, is caught in rivers.The commaron is red, very good. Aymara, good. The pike. Patayal is caught in holes. Coubani is pretty much like monkfish.The jayre is a small fish, not much. The eel is of two species. One trembling. It is to remark about this one that when it is caught on a line, the one who catches it becomes like lost. Usually when you catch them, you first need to take the mouth of the water. The negroes kill them right away either with a billhook or something else. The billhook jumps from his hands as he hits the eel. When it is dead, it has no longer any effect. We handle them or we skin them without anything happening. They say they are good and very big. Parsisy, a river fish, very large, very good, they are bearded. Coconut is caught by line, very common and good. The cachini is very large. It resembles salmon. It has a tongue half a foot long. The Indians use it as a file. This fish is preserved like the Lamentin. The eaglefish is very good. The pailla is a very good red fish. The sioure is a very good species of sea bass. The rock barbe is a very good fish, without scales, much better than tench and guimbarde. Father Charbonnier, a Jesuit who arrived from Camopy, told me that there was a sea tiger in this river. The front part is like a tiger with fur. It has tusks like a boar and half of its body is like a fish with scales. This sea monster is dangerous. It has caused the Indians to abandon the place where it live. I saw a small sea horse. It has the head and neck of a horse. Sieur Barraire drew it. Sieur Macaye, the counsellor, told me he saw one at the beginning of this year, 1723, and that its rump could be ten feet wide, as it sometimes appears. The Negroes claim that when these sea horses appear, it is a bad omen. There are still a few other fish that I am not familiar with. There are also more than thirty different species of snakes. Done at Cayenne on 29 September 1723.

Makouma is pretty much like pasani. Common, it is fished by arrow, line and senne. The swordfish is a very large, curious fish. It's caught with a folle net to make oil. It is common.The demoiselle is is caught with aline. It's a big fish like the machauran which weighs up to two hundred pounds.The pig is a very curious fish. Mr. Barraire drew some as a part of all others which are above. The lizard is very good and very common. The crayfish is larger than in France and less delicate. They are taken in the rivers. The toad is very good. It gets caught in the rocks in the sea. Shrimp is like in Europe. The crab is excellent. In January, February and March there are plenty of them.There is a sea pig called cabiaye (Capybara), quite common in some rivers. It is amphibious. It is claimed that Maipourri (tapir) is also amphibious. It is rare in Cayenne and very common inland. It has the horse's hair, his feet of pig. It's a very good meal. The sole is like plaice.There is a very bad kind of aurans. Lapas, a small fish, is caught at low tide in the mud. It is good. The pacou, a good fish, is caught in rivers.The commaron is red, very good. Aymara, good. The pike. Patayal is caught in holes. Coubani is pretty much like monkfish.The jayre is a small fish, not much. The eel is of two species. One trembling. It is to remark about this one that when it is caught on a line, the one who catches it becomes like lost. Usually when you catch them, you first need to take the mouth of the water. The negroes kill them right away either with a billhook or something else. The billhook jumps from his hands as he hits the eel. When it is dead, it has no longer any effect. We handle them or we skin them without anything happening. They say they are good and very big. Parsisy, a river fish, very large, very good, they are bearded. Coconut is caught by line, very common and good. The cachini is very large. It resembles salmon. It has a tongue half a foot long. The Indians use it as a file. This fish is preserved like the Lamentin. The eaglefish is very good. The pailla is a very good red fish. The sioure is a very good species of sea bass. The rock barbe is a very good fish, without scales, much better than tench and guimbarde. Father Charbonnier, a Jesuit who arrived from Camopy, told me that there was a sea tiger in this river. The front part is like a tiger with fur. It has tusks like a boar and half of its body is like a fish with scales. This sea monster is dangerous. It has caused the Indians to abandon the place where it live. I saw a small sea horse. It has the head and neck of a horse. Sieur Barraire drew it. Sieur Macaye, the counsellor, told me he saw one at the beginning of this year, 1723, and that its rump could be ten feet wide, as it sometimes appears. The Negroes claim that when these sea horses appear, it is a bad omen. There are still a few other fish that I am not familiar with. There are also more than thirty different species of snakes. Done at Cayenne on 29 September 1723.

Makouma is pretty much like pasani. Common, it is fished by arrow, line and senne. The swordfish is a very large, curious fish. It's caught with a folle net to make oil. It is common.The demoiselle is is caught with aline. It's a big fish like the machauran which weighs up to two hundred pounds.The pig is a very curious fish. Mr. Barraire drew some as a part of all others which are above. The lizard is very good and very common. The crayfish is larger than in France and less delicate. They are taken in the rivers. The toad is very good. It gets caught in the rocks in the sea. Shrimp is like in Europe. The crab is excellent. In January, February and March there are plenty of them.There is a sea pig called cabiaye (Capybara), quite common in some rivers. It is amphibious. It is claimed that Maipourri (tapir) is also amphibious. It is rare in Cayenne and very common inland. It has the horse's hair, his feet of pig. It's a very good meal. The sole is like plaice.There is a very bad kind of aurans. Lapas, a small fish, is caught at low tide in the mud. It is good. The pacou, a good fish, is caught in rivers.The commaron is red, very good. Aymara, good. The pike. Patayal is caught in holes. Coubani is pretty much like monkfish.The jayre is a small fish, not much. The eel is of two species. One trembling. It is to remark about this one that when it is caught on a line, the one who catches it becomes like lost. Usually when you catch them, you first need to take the mouth of the water. The negroes kill them right away either with a billhook or something else. The billhook jumps from his hands as he hits the eel. When it is dead, it has no longer any effect. We handle them or we skin them without anything happening. They say they are good and very big. Parsisy, a river fish, very large, very good, they are bearded. Coconut is caught by line, very common and good. The cachini is very large. It resembles salmon. It has a tongue half a foot long. The Indians use it as a file. This fish is preserved like the Lamentin. The eaglefish is very good. The pailla is a very good red fish. The sioure is a very good species of sea bass. The rock barbe is a very good fish, without scales, much better than tench and guimbarde. Father Charbonnier, a Jesuit who arrived from Camopy, told me that there was a sea tiger in this river. The front part is like a tiger with fur. It has tusks like a boar and half of its body is like a fish with scales. This sea monster is dangerous. It has caused the Indians to abandon the place where it live. I saw a small sea horse. It has the head and neck of a horse. Sieur Barraire drew it. Sieur Macaye, the counsellor, told me he saw one at the beginning of this year, 1723, and that its rump could be ten feet wide, as it sometimes appears. The Negroes claim that when these sea horses appear, it is a bad omen. There are still a few other fish that I am not familiar with. There are also more than thirty different species of snakes. Done at Cayenne on 29 September 1723.