Woman handling a sailfish with Captain James B. Vreeland Jr. abord Kingfisher IV., Undated

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Box 5, Item 29

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A description added on the picture says: "Don't see the ladies short, as this picture proves, and his small sailfish, length (5' 2") and weighing 12 lbs. Is very scarce and more sought for than the biggest ones. As I have the extra space left, here is some important facts. (Why the fishing is becoming less each year). Fish or animals, and people have to eat and lack of it effects them the same as us. The modern commercial methods today is depleting food for our local fish. We have no definite shrimp beds as yet located here. our main foods, locally are (migrating mullet) main food source is crawfish, on our reefs, and their spawn in its small stages, is our main fish food for all fish. The season was closed for five years, in the third supply is our schools of (balao), on our shallow reefs. Now they are very scarce, with the modern big signs molesting. To change these above facts, will be as hard as stopping street marching so a woman, can walk on them in safety."

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