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Sepiidae - "Cuttlefish" - [FR: Satroux]

ID: 511 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Satroux
Vernacular Name: Cuttlefish
Scientific Name: Sepiidae
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Present in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Barbus barbus - "Common Barbel" - [FR: Barbe Blanche]

ID: 512 | ID2: 37
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Barbe Blanche
Vernacular Name: Common Barbel
Scientific Name: Barbus barbus
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it.
📖 Full Translated Text:
The fish when sprinkled with salt 24 hours, it's worth green cod. The bad thing is that it is very rare. Sardines different in shape, size and taste from European sardines or the frank sardine (franche) also called cailleux. There are night sardines similar to those of Europe except that they have a small golden stripe from the head to the tail. There is no fish that takes effect more quickly than these sardines. They come in an hour. There are also stingrays similar in the body to the European rays which are not curly and dull as those from the coast of Brittany. The tail of this one is sometimes two fathoms long, thick at the end which sticks to the body like the tip of the little finger and tapers down to the other end. It is a compound of small knots like the edge of a fish covered with a black and very hard film. In addition to the stingray of which I spoke above with a large tail, there is another species which has a little tail. There is above the tail of this stingray a stinger-shape bone which is very poisonous. Those who are stung suffer severe pain, onthe injured part, for nearly 24 hours. There are also fish called captains of two species. There is a species that is fished on the shallows of Grande Terre whose head is better than a calf's head. The captain fished in Martinique are worthless. There are also parrots fish, niggers? food fish? (Manger? n?gre) (There is also a fish called garfish? (orphie). This fish is the aiguille of the Brittany coast, but it is less good here. Satroux, a type of cuttlefish without any bones. Finally, I know several other species of useless fish, but it would take too long to give an exact description of them. A few of these fish above do some harm. There is a species in Guadeloupe called white beard(barbe blanche)which has a good taste, but you mustbe hungry and have nothing to eat to dare to try it because this fish kills wonderfully. To test it, we cook the head, part of the body as well as the liver, which is more dangerous, then we give this head to a dog. If immediately after eating it does not die, we eat it. There are no crocodiles in the Windward Islands. There used to be plenty of lizards there. There are few now.The lizards are made like those in France.The largest are about as big as the arm for the largest of the body and long from the nose to the end of the
Source: Form and report Martinique (8)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 514 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 515 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Region: North Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Labrus - "Labrus" - [FR: Vieille]

ID: 516 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Vieille
Vernacular Name: Labrus
Scientific Name: Labrus
Location: Cape Verde
Region: North Atlantic
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 517 | ID2: 38
Document Type: Received
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles.
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde.
📖 Full Translated Text:
the tail about two feet. It is a dish that we eat in fricassee like chickens and toads, a type of frog that we catch in the woods but without being delicate. We can say that it is not very good to carefully examine the flesh of these insects. They are strictly made of colored mucus and more condensed than ordinary mucus. We bring dried cod to Martinique. It comes from Cape Briton Island. We also bring, but rarely, green cod. This cod is the species that is dried and not the species that is caught on the GreatBank. No other kind of salted fish is brought to these islands than sometimes some vieille, thazard and other fish from Cape Verde. There is no ambergris found in the Windward Islands. We do not see in the Windward Islands sea calves, wolves, oxen and cows in the sense that we understand. We don't see any sea lions there either. We sometimes see whales on these coasts, but they are small. We didn't catch any. Some blowers were stranded there by chance.We never heard of sea bears, and we see neither merman (triton) nor mermaid (sir?ne). There are some porpoises there. We catch few of them and they are such as those we see in the European seas. There are several kinds of shells among others, oysters which reproduce to tree branches called mangles. These oysters taste great. There are wonderfully hard clams. There are no mussels. There used to be a lot of crabs growing in the Windward Islands, but they have been so depopulated that they are now stopped there except on the islands inhabited by the Caribbean. There are three types of land crabs. Whites whose season is from April to mid-December. After which, they retreat into their holes to change scales. We then call them bourdi?re and they are big and very good. The red ones appear towards the end of December and retreat towards the end of April into their holes. They are not as esteemed as whites for eating boiled in water and salt but, for fricassees andbisque (soup). The reds are better than the whites. The red crab bisques are as good as the crayfish bisques in France. The third is the paletonier crab. They are purple and have very full paws
Source: Form and report Martinique (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 548 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 549 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 550 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 551 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, trevally, etc.
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Sardina pilchardus - "Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 552 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Scientific Name: Sardina pilchardus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, trevally, etc.
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Sardina pilchardus - "Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 553 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Scientific Name: Sardina pilchardus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, trevally, etc.
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Carangidae - "Trevally" - [FR: Carangue]

ID: 554 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Carangue
Vernacular Name: Trevally
Scientific Name: Carangidae
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, trevally, etc.
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Salmo salar - "Salmon" - [FR: Saumon]

ID: 555 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Saumon
Vernacular Name: Salmon
Scientific Name: Salmo salar
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Carp" - [FR: Carpe]

ID: 556 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Carpe
Vernacular Name: Carp
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Alosa alosa - "Shad" - [FR: Alose]

ID: 557 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Alose
Vernacular Name: Shad
Scientific Name: Alosa alosa
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Petromyzon marinus - "Lamprey" - [FR: Lamproie]

ID: 558 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Lamproie
Vernacular Name: Lamprey
Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Huso huso - "Sturgeon" - [FR: Esturgeon]

ID: 559 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Esturgeon
Vernacular Name: Sturgeon
Scientific Name: Huso huso
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 560 | ID2: 40
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Observation
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Do these fish [salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon] remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality?
📖 Full Translated Text:
What kinds of fishing are carried out in Saint Domingue for the inhabitants' particular food, and who are the people engaged in it? If there is fishing in specific seasons, when does it begin and how long does it last? A list of all the most common species of fish that are commonly used, such as mackerel, red and grey sardines, carangadia, etc. Are salmon, trout, shad, lamprey and sturgeon found on the coast of Saint-Domingue and in river mouths? Do these fish remain there or are they only found there accidentally? Are they of good quality? Are turtles fished and in how many different ways is this fishing done?
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (1)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 577 | ID2: 42
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: Dominican Republic
Region: Caribbean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1722
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If green and dried cod, salted salmon, and other types of prepared fish are brought to Saint-Domingue from their places of origin.
📖 Full Translated Text:
If there are many crocodiles. If they are dangerous and freely leave the water to come ashore in search of food. If green and dried cod, salted salmon, and other types of prepared fish are brought to Saint-Domingue from their places of origin. If there is any trade in fishery products. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coast before, during, or after storms. If sea bears, calves, and cows are seen there and their use. If these fish are common there. If sea lions of the same species are seen there, give an accurate description. If whales sometimes appear on the coast and if any are stranded there. If porpoises are sometimes or often caught there and what colour they are. If there are large numbers of shellfish on the coast and what species they are. If some species are collected for food by the inhabitants and what they are. If conch, helmet shells and other large shellfish are good to eat. If there are oysters and mussels, of what species. Whether mother-of-pearl or pearl oysters are found there. Whether they are fertilised. Whether there are large numbers of land crabs and soldier crabs, and in what season of the year they come to the coast to lay their eggs or spawn. At what time and how they change their shells. A list of the most common seabirds and maritime birds around the island.
Source: Form - correspondance Saint-Domingue (3)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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