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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 620 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 621 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 622 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Cayman Islands
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Labour & Fishermen Nationality
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there?
Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions?
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Chelonioidea - "Sea Turtle" - [FR: Tortue]

ID: 623 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Tortue
Vernacular Name: Sea Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelonioidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade?
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Trichechus inunguis - "Manatee" - [FR: Lamentin]

ID: 624 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Lamentin
Vernacular Name: Manatee
Scientific Name: Trichechus inunguis
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it?
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Trichechus inunguis - "Manatee" - [FR: Lamentin]

ID: 625 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Lamentin
Vernacular Name: Manatee
Scientific Name: Trichechus inunguis
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 626 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 627 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scombrinae - "Bonito" - [FR: Bonite]

ID: 628 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Bonite
Vernacular Name: Bonito
Scientific Name: Scombrinae
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally &
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Abramis brama - "Sea Bream" - [FR: Dorade]

ID: 629 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Dorade
Vernacular Name: Sea Bream
Scientific Name: Abramis brama
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally &
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Sardina pilchardus - "Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 630 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Scientific Name: Sardina pilchardus
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally &
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Caranx hippos - "Caribbean Trevally" - [FR: Carangue]

ID: 631 | ID2: 45
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Carangue
Vernacular Name: Caribbean Trevally
Scientific Name: Caranx hippos
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally &
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there is an annual turtle fishery in St. Christopher. When and where does this fishery take place, in what season and with what instruments. What are the different species of turtles that can be found there and which are the most abundant. Whether the inhabitants go beyond their coasts to engage in this fishery. Do the English carry it out in the Cayman Islands and do they have a significant presence there? Do others besides the English also carry out the same fishing as on other occasions? Is salted turtle meat brought to St. Kitts and where does it come from and who are the people involved in this trade? If manatee is brought there, where is it fished and who are the people who prepare it? If manatee is sometimes fished around the island and if it is caught regularly and often. What kind of small fishing is done in St. Christopher during the year and how do the fishermen who work there do it, whether with nets, Varre, Brasin, fire or dormant bait. A list of the names of common fish and those that are sometimes caught as Bonites, Sea bream, sardines, trevally & [...]
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Procellariidae - "Sea Birds" - [FR: Oiseau marin]

ID: 632 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Oiseau marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Birds
Scientific Name: Procellariidae
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Cetacea - "Whale" - [FR: Baleine]

ID: 633 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Baleine
Vernacular Name: Whale
Scientific Name: Cetacea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Phocoena phocoena - "Porpoise" - [FR: Marsouin]

ID: 634 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Marsouin
Vernacular Name: Porpoise
Scientific Name: Phocoena phocoena
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 635 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Salmo salar - "Salmon" - [FR: Saumon]

ID: 636 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Saumon
Vernacular Name: Salmon
Scientific Name: Salmo salar
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Echinoidea - "Sea Urchin" - [FR: Ours Marin]

ID: 637 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Ours Marin
Vernacular Name: Sea Urchin
Scientific Name: Echinoidea
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗

Pinnipedia - "Pinniped" - [FR: Loup Marin]

ID: 638 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Loup Marin
Vernacular Name: Pinniped
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pinnipedia - "Pinniped" - [FR: Vache Marin]

ID: 639 | ID2: 46
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Vache Marin
Vernacular Name: Pinniped
Scientific Name: Pinnipedia
Location: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Another list of seabirds seen around the Isle. Whether whales are seen there and whether they are sometimes caught. Whether porpoises are fished there and what colour they are. Whether green and dried cod, salted salmon and other species of fish are brought to St Christopher and where they come from. If bears, wolves, cows and sea lions are sometimes caught. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast or in the sea around the island, and in what circumstances it is most commonly found. The coast is covered with a large number of shellfish. What species are they, and which are the best to eat? Whether there are mussels and oysters and of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl is found there and whether it is fertile. Whether there are many land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season they come to lay their eggs on the coast and the latter to change their shells. Whether there are many crocodiles and whether they are very dangerous.Many lizards are caught and the use made of them, whether they are eaten and how they are prepared.
Source: ANF, 127AP3-9 Saint-Christophe (4)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
Original Document: View Source ↗