The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-31
THREE MILLION FISH
MONTHLY AVERAGE or SIX FOR
EACH INuABITANT
Seventy Varieties From Fifteen Rogu-
lar Grounds Included In Inspector
Berndrs Report-April biggest Month

ON an average eight thousand fishes
Of various descriptions are brought into
the fish market Of Honolulu every day.
OF which a little less than two per cent
are condemned by Inspector Louis
Berndt, who secs and counts every fish
that is placed on the stalls for sale.
The figures for 1901 show a grand to-
tai of 2,S46, COL. 4i,9S4 of which were con-
demned. Taking 1t for granted that
these fish are all eaten by Honoluluans
the average person adds to his internal
economy in the shape of phosphor and
brain tissue at the rate Of y fishes per
annum or six a month. As there are a
great number who certainly eat a larger
number than this. which IL must be re-
membered includes opihis and the small
fish that take a dozen to make a mouth
full. IL seems evident that a great pro-
portion of the population either do not
care for fish or that the supply is en-
tirely inadequate to the city's needs.
The greatest variety of fish that have
the past year been brought into the
market number seventy different kinds
including the Chinese gold fish and the
carp introduced by Allen Harbert er-
roneOusly called in market parlanCec
China fish Crabs (papaD and the lob
ster craw fish (ula) are included in the
category. The average number of fish
brought in is sixty three or four varie-
ties.
The captures come from fifteen regu-
lar fishing grounds the nearest of which
is the harbor itself, a very unproduCtive
field, and the farthest the MOlOkai
banks. The most fertile fishing grounds
are apparently Eva, Koolau and
Moanalua. The harbOr Molokai and
Kalih do not furnish many, a scant
dozen or so a day perhaps. Waikiki
sends i'm every sort of variety though
not in very large numbers. One of the
largest loads brought in in one week
was eight thousand odd amaama from
Koolau.
Ava, amaama, akule a species of
mackerel, and the succulent opihis total
up the largest aggregate. Squid. or hee
are sometimes brought in at the rate of
fifty day.
April was by far the biggest month in
the year, seventy seven thousand fish
a week being brought in. The heaviest
week was that of April rs with I9,OOS
and 1910 condemned with 6S varieties.
The week ending December 20 is the
smallest owing doubtless to the holt
days when the fishermen stayed home
most of the time brining in 1888. Sep
TENDER was poor month despite five
weeks to its credit, the week ending on
the second, showing only thirty nine
thousand odd fish. February was the
worst month of all with total of 1853,
1888 for the month ana 1905 condemned.
Tbs smallest week of the year occurred
in the second week in this month, 32271
with 902 condemned. From February
on the net" proceeds grow larger
dwndling towards the end of the year
from the fall months.
The names of the regular fishing
grounds are as follows: " ski, Moa-
nalua Wailupe, Puuhale. puuloa, Mo-
kuweO, Kahala, Waiann Kalia, Koo-
lau, Eva, Niu, Harbor -,,Olokai.
The varieties of fish are, alphabet
cally: Amaama AWeuweo, Aholehole,
Awaawa, Awakalamoko, Aalaihi, Aawa
Akule, Ava, Aha, Humuhumu, Hinulea,
Hee, Hihimanu, Hapuupuu, Hill, Kala,
Kumu. Kawakawa, hahala, Kawelea,
Kaku. Laenihi, Lai, MalOlO, Moano,
Manini, Moilii, Moi, Mano Makaaa,
Mahinahi, MaikoikO, NIikiawa, Mama
mo, Nohu, Ninuii, Num-, Opihi, Opilu,
Oio Oopu. Oama Omika, Omulu, Opa-
kapapaaka, Panuhumihu, POOa, Paul,
Papai, PoOpaa, Pualu, Alani, Publ, Pa
piopio, Pukikii, Uu, Thu, Uku, Una,
Ulua, Ulaula, Ukikiki. Upapalu, Wike,
Waua, Gold Fish and China Fish.
Besides these fish, every one of which
| have to be overlooked as preserVative
of public health before they are placed
on sale, Inspector Berndt keeps an eye
| open for any rare specimens which may
come along and, when found, purchases
| them from the fishermen and promptly
pickles them in a fOrmalin solution and
ships them off to DR.. Starr Jordan for
| classification and scientific use. Many
a rare specimen has been secured in this
way that was hitherto unknown to
| have lived in these seas. These dis
coveries are also important in throwing
| light on the travels of the shoals of fish
that annually leave the Northern and
Eastern fishing banks and go to haunts
and pleasures hitherto unknown to
| fishermen or scientists.