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Clupea harengus - "Herring" - [FR: Hareng]

ID: 1008 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Hareng
Vernacular Name: Herring
Scientific Name: Clupea harengus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether this species is fished in Syrian waters.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Scomber scombrus - "Mackerel" - [FR: Maquereau]

ID: 1009 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Maquereau
Vernacular Name: Mackerel
Scientific Name: Scomber scombrus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether this species is fished in Syrian waters.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1010 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether there are any other types of fish in the area, if they are found in large quantities and whether they are good quality.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 1011 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether tuna are fished in the area. If yes, when the season begins and when it ends.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Gadus morhua - "Cod" - [FR: Morue]

ID: 1012 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Morue
Vernacular Name: Cod
Scientific Name: Gadus morhua
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Sardine" - [FR: Sardine]

ID: 1013 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Sardine
Vernacular Name: Sardine
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Thunnus thynnus - "Tuna" - [FR: Thon]

ID: 1014 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Thon
Vernacular Name: Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Acipenser sturio - "Sturgeon" - [FR: Esturgeon]

ID: 1015 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Esturgeon
Vernacular Name: Sturgeon
Scientific Name: Acipenser sturio
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Engraulis encrasicolus - "Anchovy" - [FR: Anchoie]

ID: 1016 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Anchoie
Vernacular Name: Anchovy
Scientific Name: Engraulis encrasicolus
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether other types of fishery products are brought into the city such as stockfish, Anchovies, tuna, smoked and salted sardines and marinated sturgeon
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1017 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author wishes to know who are the tradesmen involved in the fishing trade. From which nations are the navigators and traders from.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Caviar" - [FR: Caviar]

ID: 1018 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Caviar
Vernacular Name: Caviar
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires whether caviar and fish roe is brought to Alexandrette [Present day Iskenderun]
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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"Fish Roe" - [FR: Rou]

ID: 1019 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Rou
Vernacular Name: Fish Roe
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author inquires how the fish roe and caviar is prepared
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Coralanthura - "Coral" - [FR: Corail]

ID: 1020 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Corail
Vernacular Name: Coral
Scientific Name: Coralanthura
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Trade & Commerce
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
If coral is brought to Alexandrette and who are those involved in the trade.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1021 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
What type of small fresh fish are caught in the area
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1022 | ID2: 68
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Does the fishing of small fresh fish contribute to nourishing the population.
📖 Full Translated Text:
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.
Source: Levant (9)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1023 | ID2: 69
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing Techniques & Equipment
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
How many boats are engaged in the fisheries, what type of ships, what equipment and nets are used.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Syrian fishermen, if they fish from boats, should record the type and number of their crews and the types of nets they use. If all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally. Whether all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally and whether the heat of the climate allows it to be transported inland, as is done with seafood in France, and a list of the names of the fish caught in these small fisheries, indicating those that are found in greater abundance and those that are considered to be of better quality. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, indicate the locations where the finest sponges are found. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, in which places are the finest specimens caught, how, when and in what season is this fishing carried out, and an exact description of everything that may concern it. Fortuitous and accidental catches. Are sturgeon, salmon, trout, and other similar species of fish fished around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria, if they appear there and are only caught by chance? Are whales sometimes seen in the seas of Syria, are they caught, and do they sometimes wash up on the coast? If large numbers of porpoises are seen in groups, are they fished, and if so, how is this done, or are they only caught by chance? If they are fished, how is this done, or if they are only caught by chance, what is the custom in this case? If large numbers of porpoises are seen there in groups. If they are fished in any way or if they are only caught by chance, the use made in this case of the skin and meat of these fish. If one has seen or sometimes sees around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria extraordinary sea monsters, if one has seen or caught some of the kind that can be called Tritons or Mermaids, describe them as best one can and also note the time when this happened. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coasts of Syria and in the neighbouring seas, and in this case where it is thought to come from. If cod are known to exist on the coasts of Alexandretta, if they are sometimes seen there, or if this fish, which is well known in the western seas, is unknown there.
Source: Levant (10)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1024 | ID2: 69
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Labour & Fishermen Nationality
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
How many men are engaged in the fishery.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Syrian fishermen, if they fish from boats, should record the type and number of their crews and the types of nets they use. If all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally. Whether all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally and whether the heat of the climate allows it to be transported inland, as is done with seafood in France, and a list of the names of the fish caught in these small fisheries, indicating those that are found in greater abundance and those that are considered to be of better quality. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, indicate the locations where the finest sponges are found. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, in which places are the finest specimens caught, how, when and in what season is this fishing carried out, and an exact description of everything that may concern it. Fortuitous and accidental catches. Are sturgeon, salmon, trout, and other similar species of fish fished around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria, if they appear there and are only caught by chance? Are whales sometimes seen in the seas of Syria, are they caught, and do they sometimes wash up on the coast? If large numbers of porpoises are seen in groups, are they fished, and if so, how is this done, or are they only caught by chance? If they are fished, how is this done, or if they are only caught by chance, what is the custom in this case? If large numbers of porpoises are seen there in groups. If they are fished in any way or if they are only caught by chance, the use made in this case of the skin and meat of these fish. If one has seen or sometimes sees around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria extraordinary sea monsters, if one has seen or caught some of the kind that can be called Tritons or Mermaids, describe them as best one can and also note the time when this happened. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coasts of Syria and in the neighbouring seas, and in this case where it is thought to come from. If cod are known to exist on the coasts of Alexandretta, if they are sometimes seen there, or if this fish, which is well known in the western seas, is unknown there.
Source: Levant (10)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1025 | ID2: 69
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Consumption, Use & Preparations
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Are all the small fish caught around Alexandrette consumed on site. Does the intense heat allow for the fish to be transported inland.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Syrian fishermen, if they fish from boats, should record the type and number of their crews and the types of nets they use. If all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally. Whether all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally and whether the heat of the climate allows it to be transported inland, as is done with seafood in France, and a list of the names of the fish caught in these small fisheries, indicating those that are found in greater abundance and those that are considered to be of better quality. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, indicate the locations where the finest sponges are found. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, in which places are the finest specimens caught, how, when and in what season is this fishing carried out, and an exact description of everything that may concern it. Fortuitous and accidental catches. Are sturgeon, salmon, trout, and other similar species of fish fished around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria, if they appear there and are only caught by chance? Are whales sometimes seen in the seas of Syria, are they caught, and do they sometimes wash up on the coast? If large numbers of porpoises are seen in groups, are they fished, and if so, how is this done, or are they only caught by chance? If they are fished, how is this done, or if they are only caught by chance, what is the custom in this case? If large numbers of porpoises are seen there in groups. If they are fished in any way or if they are only caught by chance, the use made in this case of the skin and meat of these fish. If one has seen or sometimes sees around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria extraordinary sea monsters, if one has seen or caught some of the kind that can be called Tritons or Mermaids, describe them as best one can and also note the time when this happened. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coasts of Syria and in the neighbouring seas, and in this case where it is thought to come from. If cod are known to exist on the coasts of Alexandretta, if they are sometimes seen there, or if this fish, which is well known in the western seas, is unknown there.
Source: Levant (10)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Pisces - "Fish"

ID: 1026 | ID2: 69
Document Type: Sent
Vernacular Name: Fish
Scientific Name: Pisces
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author requests a list of the fresh fish caught in the area, with a note on their abundance and quality.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Syrian fishermen, if they fish from boats, should record the type and number of their crews and the types of nets they use. If all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally. Whether all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally and whether the heat of the climate allows it to be transported inland, as is done with seafood in France, and a list of the names of the fish caught in these small fisheries, indicating those that are found in greater abundance and those that are considered to be of better quality. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, indicate the locations where the finest sponges are found. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, in which places are the finest specimens caught, how, when and in what season is this fishing carried out, and an exact description of everything that may concern it. Fortuitous and accidental catches. Are sturgeon, salmon, trout, and other similar species of fish fished around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria, if they appear there and are only caught by chance? Are whales sometimes seen in the seas of Syria, are they caught, and do they sometimes wash up on the coast? If large numbers of porpoises are seen in groups, are they fished, and if so, how is this done, or are they only caught by chance? If they are fished, how is this done, or if they are only caught by chance, what is the custom in this case? If large numbers of porpoises are seen there in groups. If they are fished in any way or if they are only caught by chance, the use made in this case of the skin and meat of these fish. If one has seen or sometimes sees around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria extraordinary sea monsters, if one has seen or caught some of the kind that can be called Tritons or Mermaids, describe them as best one can and also note the time when this happened. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coasts of Syria and in the neighbouring seas, and in this case where it is thought to come from. If cod are known to exist on the coasts of Alexandretta, if they are sometimes seen there, or if this fish, which is well known in the western seas, is unknown there.
Source: Levant (10)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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Porifera - "Sea Sponge" - [FR: Eponge]

ID: 1027 | ID2: 69
Document Type: Sent
Original French Name: Eponge
Vernacular Name: Sea Sponge
Scientific Name: Porifera
Location: ?skenderun, Syria
Region: Mediterranean
Ocean: Atlantic
Year: 1723
Data Type: Fishing
📝 Data Remarks / Observations:
Author demands to know everything there is to know about the sponge fishery in the area. Where the best sponges are found, what seasons are the sponges fished in.
📖 Full Translated Text:
Syrian fishermen, if they fish from boats, should record the type and number of their crews and the types of nets they use. If all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally. Whether all the fresh fish caught around Alexandretta is consumed locally and whether the heat of the climate allows it to be transported inland, as is done with seafood in France, and a list of the names of the fish caught in these small fisheries, indicating those that are found in greater abundance and those that are considered to be of better quality. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, indicate the locations where the finest sponges are found. If sponge fishing is carried out in the seas of Syria, in which places are the finest specimens caught, how, when and in what season is this fishing carried out, and an exact description of everything that may concern it. Fortuitous and accidental catches. Are sturgeon, salmon, trout, and other similar species of fish fished around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria, if they appear there and are only caught by chance? Are whales sometimes seen in the seas of Syria, are they caught, and do they sometimes wash up on the coast? If large numbers of porpoises are seen in groups, are they fished, and if so, how is this done, or are they only caught by chance? If they are fished, how is this done, or if they are only caught by chance, what is the custom in this case? If large numbers of porpoises are seen there in groups. If they are fished in any way or if they are only caught by chance, the use made in this case of the skin and meat of these fish. If one has seen or sometimes sees around Alexandretta and in the seas of Syria extraordinary sea monsters, if one has seen or caught some of the kind that can be called Tritons or Mermaids, describe them as best one can and also note the time when this happened. If ambergris is sometimes found on the coasts of Syria and in the neighbouring seas, and in this case where it is thought to come from. If cod are known to exist on the coasts of Alexandretta, if they are sometimes seen there, or if this fish, which is well known in the western seas, is unknown there.
Source: Levant (10)
Recorded By: Emma Millet
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