FISHING FOR SHARKS.
LORD HOWE ISLAND CATCHES VALUE OF THE INDUSTRY. [rßO.\r OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NORFOLK ISLAND. Jan. 10. The shark fishing industry established at Lord Howe Island, between Norfolk Island and Sydney, a short time ago is proving highly satisfactory, and the promoters are well pleased with their prospects. The sea around the island abounds with sharks, and excellent catches are made on practically every trip.
Nearly every part of a shark is worth money. * The fins have a ready sale in the East. The hide is tanned and makes ornamental leathers of several sorts. But valuable above all is the liver, which in a large shark may weigh 1901b. or more. The liver of an old shark yields about one-quarter of its weight in oil. This is used in soapworks, in tempering steel, and in ninny other ways. It is also of considerable medicinal value.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20779, 23 January 1931, Page 12
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