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tor its p^arie and at pricmit til® cantri of tli# induetrr'and
tli# ohisf oarkat of tilt Gulf is Baiirsln. During rtcmf r^are'
important 0ontinontal, Indian and Arab B^rolianta# who uesd to
sand tlmir Agents, havo oom®tlimsialvas to Bahrain*
SUMBSHii EiiPLOIHD, Ovor 500 pearling craft aro ro^icttr^d in
Baliroin and about 15,000 ^on fron Balir?»in work ac divar
apart fron largs nuaborE of foreigners, fro^ Onan Persia and
tiie Arab Coast.
DIVIiiG S-iASOil. Hie season is divided into tbre*» divisions,
it lasts, roughly, fron tli^ middle of Jay until the middle of
October. If the weather is calra and the sea not too cold the
two short ssasons are longer. Hie divisions are as follows:-
i Khaohiyah - about 30-25 days,
il Ghaus - the nain season, 4 months and
10 days.
iii Haddah - about 30-35 days.
Every year the Shaikh issues a proclamation announcing
the datss of ths beginning and the end of the Ohaus, ordering
all divers to report to their Hakhudas ten days before the
opening day in ord®r to prepare the boats for sea. Mo orders
are issued as to mMiQimmand HADDAu and H«k!mdae nay g© out
when they wish. The duration of ths short seasons depends on
the temperature of the water.
DIviuu Ihe actual diving laetho^-s are siiaple. Bo
mechanical apparatus ic used.
The pearl banks are free to every body. When the Hakhuda
has reached a likely position he anchors his boat and fixes
the oars so that they extend above the water hori sontally.
A couple of ropes are tied to each oar, one with a weight
upon it, on which the diver goes down, the other one by which
he is pulisd up, if diving in deep water. In shallow imter
the diver rises to the surface without assistance. Kia A deputy or lieutenant of the governor in Ottoman Iraq, with additional responsibilities as a high-ranking provincial judge.
average depth is about 80 feet, then the diver comejup to the
surface