Investigation
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Fiji's Fish
Expert Makes An Investigation
A FISHERIES expert, Mr. J. Hornell, who arrived in Suva in August, un der instructions from the Fiji Gov ernment. has carried out an official in vestigation of fishing conditions in the Crown Colony of Fiji—both from the com mercial and sporting point of view.
It is stated by older residents that, compared with conditions as they were, say 30 or 40 years ago, the quantity of fish available around the coasts of the principal islands of Fiji is much less —and one explanation offered is that the fish have been destroyed by the recent grow ing practice of netting very large quan tities of comparatively small fish.
The fish supply in Fiji is not only ex tremely important as an article of food, but it is important also as a tourist at traction. Any Pacific Islands group which can guarantee good deep sea fishing is certain of attracting tourists.