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What species of fish do the Negroes and other inhabitants catch during the year on this coast of Africa? Is all the fish they catch consumed solely by the fishermen, or do they trade some of it? What species of fish are caught in the rivers of Senegal and Gambia and other estuaries? Is there a fixed season for fishing the fish caught there, or are they fished throughout the year? Is the coastline rich in fish, and if so, what species? Are there many mackerel and sardines, and if so, what species, and are they commonly fished off the coast of Guinea as they are further north towards Cap Blanc? Whether whales are often seen off the coast of Guinea and whether they sometimes wash ashore. Whether there are large numbers of porpoises. Whether extraordinary sea monsters are seen or have been seen on occasion. Whether any have been seen or caught that resemble what might be called tritons and mermaids. Note their shape and appearance and the time when this happened. If fish women are caught in the seas of Guinea or in the lakes and rivers, note anything curious, true and unusual about this catch. If ambergris is sometimes found near the coasts and in the seas of Guinea, where is it thought to come from? If sea turtles are seen off the coast of Guinea and if they are caught, in what manner, in what season, and what species they are. From the produce of foreign fisheries If some merchants from the ports of Europe bring to Guinea and the neighbouring coasts of Africa some species of goods from foreign fisheries, what trade is done in the country. Where do these kinds of goods come from and what nationality are the sailors and merchants who trade in them? What kinds of goods do those who bring such goods to Guinea load there, and could the trade be profitable? If coral is brought there, where does it come from? Any details that may be relevant to this matter. Rocks and shells. Are the coasts of Guinea covered with many shells? Which species are most prized and which are found in greatest abundance, and do the coastal inhabitants use them for food?

What species of fish do the Negroes and other inhabitants catch during the year on this coast of Africa? Is all the fish they catch consumed solely by the fishermen, or do they trade some of it? What species of fish are caught in the rivers of Senegal and Gambia and other estuaries? Is there a fixed season for fishing the fish caught there, or are they fished throughout the year? Is the coastline rich in fish, and if so, what species? Are there many mackerel and sardines, and if so, what species, and are they commonly fished off the coast of Guinea as they are further north towards Cap Blanc? Whether whales are often seen off the coast of Guinea and whether they sometimes wash ashore. Whether there are large numbers of porpoises. Whether extraordinary sea monsters are seen or have been seen on occasion. Whether any have been seen or caught that resemble what might be called tritons and mermaids. Note their shape and appearance and the time when this happened. If fish women are caught in the seas of Guinea or in the lakes and rivers, note anything curious, true and unusual about this catch. If ambergris is sometimes found near the coasts and in the seas of Guinea, where is it thought to come from? If sea turtles are seen off the coast of Guinea and if they are caught, in what manner, in what season, and what species they are. From the produce of foreign fisheries If some merchants from the ports of Europe bring to Guinea and the neighbouring coasts of Africa some species of goods from foreign fisheries, what trade is done in the country. Where do these kinds of goods come from and what nationality are the sailors and merchants who trade in them? What kinds of goods do those who bring such goods to Guinea load there, and could the trade be profitable? If coral is brought there, where does it come from? Any details that may be relevant to this matter. Rocks and shells. Are the coasts of Guinea covered with many shells? Which species are most prized and which are found in greatest abundance, and do the coastal inhabitants use them for food?

If certain species of fish are caught using boats. Note the shape and equipment of these types of boats and how many men are in the crew. Whether the fishermen go far from the coast to fish at sea. Whether there are large pearl oysters or large silk mussels on the coast of Guinea, known as sea pinnes, as are fished in large quantities around the islands of Minorca, Majorca, etc. Whether common oysters and mussels are found on the same coast and whether they are of good quality. If seaweed, kelp, sar or seaweed are of any use on the coast of Guinea, note how they are used by the coastal inhabitants. Birds: A list of the names of the most common seabirds and maritime birds on the coast of Guinea, noting whether the Negroes or inhabitants fish for these birds in certain seasons, as is done with scoters in several bays of the Ponant seas. What is the bird that the Negroes call Guiambe, which has a horn on its head and which naturalists and curious people call the rhinoceros bird? Its shape, colour, size, inclinations and everything else that can reveal its nature. There are two species, one frequenting marshes, riverbanks and the sea to live on fish and insects, as do cranes, herons, etc., and the other frequenting woods and forests and fishing like storks, etc. Provide an accurate description of this bird, including where it is found, when it lays its eggs, where it nests, and whether it is common and ordinary on the coast of Guinea. The person responsible for responding to this memorandum is requested to supplement any omissions in the questions and requests just made concerning fishing in Guinea and anything that may be related to the trade that may be conducted there by foreign merchants. We have elaborated on this subject in order to gain a thorough understanding of it, we therefore request that it be done with the greatest possible accuracy and that it include everything that can be known either first-hand or through reliable reports from those who are knowledgeable and interested in this subject, so that only certain, consistent and verified facts are used in a general history of fishing, which we have been working on for several years.

If certain species of fish are caught using boats. Note the shape and equipment of these types of boats and how many men are in the crew. Whether the fishermen go far from the coast to fish at sea. Whether there are large pearl oysters or large silk mussels on the coast of Guinea, known as sea pinnes, as are fished in large quantities around the islands of Minorca, Majorca, etc. Whether common oysters and mussels are found on the same coast and whether they are of good quality. If seaweed, kelp, sar or seaweed are of any use on the coast of Guinea, note how they are used by the coastal inhabitants. Birds: A list of the names of the most common seabirds and maritime birds on the coast of Guinea, noting whether the Negroes or inhabitants fish for these birds in certain seasons, as is done with scoters in several bays of the Ponant seas. What is the bird that the Negroes call Guiambe, which has a horn on its head and which naturalists and curious people call the rhinoceros bird? Its shape, colour, size, inclinations and everything else that can reveal its nature. There are two species, one frequenting marshes, riverbanks and the sea to live on fish and insects, as do cranes, herons, etc., and the other frequenting woods and forests and fishing like storks, etc. Provide an accurate description of this bird, including where it is found, when it lays its eggs, where it nests, and whether it is common and ordinary on the coast of Guinea. The person responsible for responding to this memorandum is requested to supplement any omissions in the questions and requests just made concerning fishing in Guinea and anything that may be related to the trade that may be conducted there by foreign merchants. We have elaborated on this subject in order to gain a thorough understanding of it, we therefore request that it be done with the greatest possible accuracy and that it include everything that can be known either first-hand or through reliable reports from those who are knowledgeable and interested in this subject, so that only certain, consistent and verified facts are used in a general history of fishing, which we have been working on for several years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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