Report Of The Government Of Madras On The Indian Pearl Fisheries In The Gulf Of Mannar

Author : James Hornell
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ISBN 13 : 9781332303694
Total Pages : 206 pages
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Download or read book Madras Fisheries Department Bulletin, Vol; XVI, 1922, Vol. 16 written by James Hornell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Madras Fisheries Department Bulletin, Vol; XVI, 1922, Vol. 16: The Indian Pearl Fisheries of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay My original report to the Government of Madras, made in 1905, was never published though a limited number of copies, long since exhausted, were printed. As it contained a large body of information on the history and conduct of the local pearl fisheries, nowhere else brought together, Government have been pleased to sanction its publication in a revised form as a Bulletin of the Fisheries Department. Since the inspection which this report chronicles, my acquaintance with the Indian pearl banks has increased immensely, for in 1908 I joined the Fisheries Service of Madras, and was shortly after appointed Superintendent of Pearl and Chank Fisheries in addition to my marine biological duties. More intimate local knowledge has enabled me to make some useful additions to the historical notes, whilst in respect of the recommendations made for the improvement of the banks by cultural means, I have come to the conclusion that local conditions make this work too onerous and uncertain to be worth the heavy expenditure that would be involved. Otherwise the conclusions and recommendations have stood the test of experience and I find surprisingly little that requires alteration or amendment. The majority of the recommendations have been carried out and the best advice I can give my successors is to place reliance first and last on efficient inspection. Experience shows that culture in any form on the banks is virtually impracticable owing to the impossibility of protecting the spat under culture from the ravages of fish. Therefore as a successful natural spat-fall is erratic and its location impossible to predicate, the watchword of the officer in charge should be inspection, efficient and comprehensive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.