APPENDIX IV.
List of Seventy-six different Species of Fish at St. Helena.
| Whale | Mackarel | Soldier | Hog, 2 sorts |
| Ground Shark | Stone-brass | Bastard ditto | Cod |
| Shovel-nose ditto | Cunning | Barracoota | Devil |
| Dog ditto | Flying | Pyke | Lather-coat |
| Mackarel ditto | Trooper | Sword | Bream |
| Sun | Green, 2 sorts | Thrasher | Snake |
| Albicore | Old Wife | Kingson | Beard |
| Porpoise | Silver | Sand Spear | Serpent |
| Bottle-nosed ditto | Five-finger | Rock ditto | Flounder |
| White Conger | Gurnet | Trumpet | Striped |
| Red ditto | Mullets, 3 sorts | Sole | Parrot |
| Speckled ditto | Bulls-eyes, 3 ditto | Cat | Eel, 2 sorts |
| Green ditto | Jacks, 2 ditto | Flying ditto | Shrimp |
| Yellow-tail | Cavally Pilot | Sucking | Turtle |
| Cavally | Bonnetta | Lanthorn | Craw |
| Coal | Dolphin | Rock | Stump shell |
| Bastard ditto | Pilot | Bottle | Long-legs fish. |
REMARKS.—Whales in great numbers generally appear in August, and remain about three months. If, during the period of their stay, a few expert fishermen were employed, a considerable number might be killed every year. The species which frequents St. Helena is, by the South Sea whalers, called the "Race-horse.'' They yield about five tons of oil.
Albacore, congers, cavally, mackarel, old-wives, bull's-eyes, Jacks, and soldiers, are most commonly taken and used. The coal-fish resembles a salmon both in shape and flavour ; but are very rare. The yellow-tail and dolphin, which are also scarce, are remarkably fat and delicious at St. Helena; although when taken at a distance from land they are insipid, and coarse. The shell-fish called stumps and long-legs, resemble the lobster in taste and colour. Turtle weighing from 3 to 500 pounds are frequently caught.
With so great a variety of fish, there is no doubt, that the establishment of a proper fishery would be of vast advantage to the island. Hitherto the only mode of fishing practised is with hook and line.
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