Starfish: Now A
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Price On Their Head
The Nauruan Government is paying a S 3 bounty for every crown of thorns starfish caught on Nauru’s reef. Finders are taking the starfish alive to Nauru’s police station, where after inspection, the bounties are paid by the Nauruan Treasury from Department of Island De velopment and Industry funds.
First to win his $3 was Mr.
Danny Dageage, who caught a starfish of 15 legs, in 20 ft of water.
His catch was quickly followed by other starfish finds in depths of 25 ft and 30 ft around Nauru.
By early March 60 starfish had been turned in to police. The biggest starfish had 20 legs. Mr.
Teoiri Olsson was leading the hunters, with a catch of 10 star fish —and S3O. (See p. 101 for a report on the Pacific starfish menace .)