Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1955Vol. XXVI, No.4

N. Caledonian

p. 126 · Read in the full issue

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Trochus is Valuable

THE 1955 New Caledonia trochus fishing season closed on October 31 To the end of September, 520 tons worth 28 million francs (£A 144,000) had been exported, and the price recently has been 53,000 Pacific francs per metric ton (about

Easso). .

This season a marine biologist has been working with the 300-odd

boats of the fishing fleet, studying the life cycle, marking certain shells and putting them back in the sea, in a project to ensure the conserva tion of present resources. Special

funds are likely to be allocated this work by the Government.

The total trochus harvest in l!i was over 800 tons, worth 33 mill:I francs.

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