The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-07-17
FOR
THE ISLANDS
importation Scheme Is
Favored.
/ W AOBRON'S VIEWS
Thinks the Barracuda and Other
Varieties Would Thrive
Here.i

r. w. Hebron. who has been quite re-
Gently In Southern California, and has
| there hshcd for barracuda, was seen last
evening by an Advertiser reporter IN re-
gard 10 the plan proposed by this jour
nal OF importing that food FISH 10 the
Islands and painting II Ia all the bays
ana harbors Of the group.
II think the idea an excellent one"
said he. land one that ought to be push
ed at once through the press and through
the Chamber of Commerce. Now that
the Islands are n portion of the United
States we have "a right TO some attention
from the Fish Commission. There Is a
great scarcity of food fish here and any
addition to the varicues that we now
possess would be appreciated.
while at Catalina Island in Southern
California recently, ! lished for barra-
cuda and found fine sport. They are not
50 gamey as salmon and other American
fish, but they are "A great Improvement
on any fish that we now have. we went
out In n boat some distance from the
Island ana there we saw deep in the
water great schools Of barracuda. They
would not rise to a bait at that time,
but nearer In shore we found a place
where we caught thirty-seven Of them
inside of an hour or more all weighing
IN the neighborhood of ten to twelve
pounds. They are delicious fish and are
much esteemed in California.
81 am quite certain that they would
thrive here, for conditions there are
much similar to those here. Ihe water
is warm and clear as it is here and fun
of coral also. Z ney might have to i'm
port some small fry for them to feed on,
but that would not be difficult at all.
I'm California they have had much
success in importing fish from the Allan
tic. Two years ago they brought a couple
of hundred striped bass from the Allan
tic Coast and planted them in San
tNtstt, ai lg, a nd mr. fish hlN
propagated so rapidly that there are mil
lions of them in the bay and they are
being taken, thousands of pounds of
them daily, and sold on the markets of
San Francisco. Some have grown to
immense size and | have heard of some
that weighed thirty pounds being cap
tured.
another fish that might thrive in
these waters is the jewish This abounds
along the coast of Southern California
and grows TO an immense size. / hav"
seen some caught that weighed nearly
three hundred pounds and they We're cap
tured with small pole and line. The
jewish is a good food fish, for, although
the flesh is quite coarse, it Is very pala-
table and is to be found on the bill of
fare of most of the hotels on the south
ern coast when in season.
There is no reason why some of the
fish of the Florida coast might not be
brought here and planted. The tarpon,
the most famous fish of Florida, is much
like the jewish in the matter of size, and
it, too is quite palatable as an article OF
food Then there is the kingfish, which,
while not so large as the tarpon, is
good food fish and thrives in southern
waters.
THE plan of importing some of these
American fishes to the Islands ought to
be taken up at once and brought to the
attention of the Fish Commission. We
have as much right now as any other
portion of the United States to receive
attention from that bureau of the FEEDER
al Government, and | am sure that all
It needs is to have the matter pushed by
someone who could speak with authcr-
ity."