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5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.

5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.

5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.

5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.

5-If fishermen go far from the coast to fish. 6-How is this fishery done? 7-If it is done only by accident as on the coasts of Biscay and Spain. 8-If whales of several species are fished there. 9-How big can the largest of these kinds of fish be? 10-If there are many caught of the species that have baleen and for what purpose they are used in the country or if they are smuggled to Europe. 11-If we also take whales of the species that have ambergris in their intestines and if this is known to these fishermen. 12-A detail of these types of whales and everything that may concern them. 13-The use that we make of the remains of these kinds of fish. 14-How is the fat of these fish melted? 15-Who are the fishermen who usually do this? 16-If they are Spaniards or natives of the country. 17-If these kinds of fish come from the East or the West and where they return. 18-Finally, give a detailed account of what concerns this type of fishery. Note whether it has been practiced for a long time and how the Indians did it before the arrival of the peoples of Europe on their shores.

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

The Levant Memoir for Alexandretta. Fishing in general. If there are some common and general types of fishing off the coast of Syria and around Alexandretta that can be compared to that of sardines and tuna in the Levant Sea and to the fishing of hake and cod caught in the seas of the Ponant. If some of these first fish are caught off the coast of Syria, when do they begin and how long do they last? What types of boats do Syrian fishermen use, how are they equipped, and how many crew members do they have? The agreement between these fishermen and their skipper, whether they are free or slaves, Turks, natives or citizens of the country If these fishermen are free, their employment. Whether they are paid by the month, by share, or by hire. If these types of fishing, if they are customary there, provide the Syrians with any kind of salted fish, in which case where does the salt they use come from?

Where the foodstuffs that come from them are consumed. If sardines, herring, mackerel and other kinds of fish are found in the seas of Syria, at what time of year do they appear, are they caught in large quantities and are they of good quality? If tuna are also fished there when they pass through and when they return, if they are fished in which season and how long the fishing season lasts. An accurate description of anything that may concern these common and general fisheries. The produce of foreign fisheries. What are the different types of goods from foreign fisheries that are brought to Alexandretta and other ports in Syria, such as green and dried cod, salmon, herring, sardines, smoked and salted anchovies, tuna and marinated sturgeon. Where do these large quantities of goods from foreign fishing grounds come from? Which nations are the merchants and sailors who engage in this trade in Syria? What kinds of local goods are exchanged for these foreign fish products ? If caviar and bottarga are brought to Alexandretta, where do they come from, and how do Syrians prepare them for use? If coral and amber are brought to Alexandretta from where they originate, who are the people who trade in them and where are they transported once they arrive in Syria? Details of anything that may be relevant to the respective or related trade that may take place in Syria with regard to goods originating from foreign fisheries. Small fresh fish. What species of small fresh fish are caught in the vicinity of Alexandretta and the neighbouring coasts for the nourishment and use of the local inhabitants.