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Phoenicians, May or June has been pered, an intricate system of net man of the 1800s named Vitorio
the critical period for the temporary traps is laid into the sea. Florio. Parodi preserves tradition by
citizens of the Egadi Islands. In the Gian Battista Parodi, who owns operating the firm under its original
year 1960 it is the same as it was in the small fleet and the cannery on name, Stabilimento Florio, despite
the year 960. Ceremonial songs are little Favignana Island, acquired his the fact that the end product is
sung, a sea watch is posted for the holdings in 1938 from descendants boiled tuna meat in modern tin cans.
arrival of the tuna, prayers are whis- of the original developer, a states- If there are ( Continued on page 48 )

Nets drawn tight, men with hooked poles haul in slithering sea giants worth many lira to cannery operator.
Tuna are sectioned for canning process as soon as the barges bring them in from the sea.

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