'File 9/23 I Fishing schemes in Persian Gulf' [‎5r] (9/80)

the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. trade of southern Arabia. In one war year in fact Kuweit
dhows brought m enough Indian timber to build mere dhows than in a
normal pre-war year.
taken at Kuweit for local use are caught mostly
m the summer it is said. The species seen on sale were mostly
Qooh+r! £ h" 6 macke £ < r ;L -'! : ’'tna group. The large traps (see Note III)
dffh; fflain fl ? kln 6 method;. The island of Failaka, a part
o. the Sheikhdom, provides a large proportion of the fish. Prawns
are taken in large numbers in the winter by a local method of trawl-
mg using twr vessels sailing as a pair.
q A . P r J wn S t are dried for gradual use throughout the year.
u,cme dried fish too is regularly imported for local use, but fresh
G u?f nf rwJ + M Th ^. C i? ief dried salt fish brought from the
Khubart which is probably the same as the M Derak M
v f tl 2 e J ^ outh coast of Arahpa> and M Uma" (’’Sardines”).
a re n carriers of dried fish from the Gulf
^ nn ?“ ? aaraa Su e J s f w J ler e, the hometown selects what it wanes en
hv tho n ? rie ? Iokl iam (shark) is nrt eaten by the townsfolk, only
the Bedu who camp both within and without the town walls.
-r- -u v because ol the flourishing dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. trade, the main catching
°y traps and the general smallness of the fishery, there is
nc shortage of fishing materials at Kuweit, and prices still seem ^
to be reasonable. Coir rope is available .in plenty.
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NOTE XII .
BAHREIN FISHERY ETC.
, Whereas the people of .Kuweit are the ocean-going dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
midders, long-distance traders and subsidiary pearl-fishers, the
people ot Bahrein are primarily pearl-fishers, and secondarily mpr-
chants m the Gulf dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. trade. Fishing activities at both places
for loc al consumption only. Bahrein differs from
1 2. d ^ at tner c are present large new demands for labour for oil
1 ? ld work * The result however is the same, a local shortage
of fish and increased prices for it. 6
, Tke main catching method is the use of the large fixed trans
vhieh work best in winter, and small basket traps in deeper water in
s-ommer Prawns are caught at all seasons mainly in large traps A
thousands^f ISpeesf aP Slt6 f ° r pra ™ S may ChanSe hands for tens of
_ In Bakr ®f n there i s g 00 d price control which extends to the
- ^ ffow^h Sear and cordage. These seem to be in ample
twHE +H 11 f f es l : lsh ' at teast theoretically, has to be sold
t.irougn the central bazaars at a fixed price of Rs t per lb. If the
hHhE rlC ® P the baza ar was free, it would, so it is said/be much
ir?Pd Hf® pr ° P ° r Re n of the fish seen oa sale, both fresh and
rie d salted belonged to the mackerel-tuna group*
wbiov, Jo estimate can be given of Bahrein's total annual catch
t f, believed to be now much less than pre-war. However, during
Jf J months ending June 1944 BAPCO (i.e. Bahrein Petroleum Co), ■
ught Il6,b66 lbs of fish and 4,346|- lbs of prawns for the use of
tneir staf, and families. This amounts to roughly 50 tons of sea-
food m the year. BhPCO's aim at present is 600 lbs of fresh fish
per day for roughly 7 00 staff plus 100 wives and children, and any
r ef^ciency has to be made good in tinned fish. Since BAPCO's labour
lnS ln + 1 T' s °' m h ? me the Company does not supplement its diet
H y0 ? d A? ertam ^n nt yy of rlce and flour - Regrettably BAPCO buys
Sh cau S ht Cash at far above the standard price fixed by the
fiuRr>titi c . Q C Ap t f^ 1 ? J e P e °Ph of Bahrein are now eating considerable
quantities Of dried fish. It is available to them in their own dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
trade / . . ,