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Mauritius is a paradise for deep sea fishing. Species include the blue or black marlin, all types of sharks, yellow tuna, the Bonitos, the ‘emperor’, the ‘pélerin’, the ‘bécune’ or the barracuda.
Huge fishes like the Blue Marlin swim these seas and hunt around the island from November to April, and very often until May.

The ocean is 70 metres deep one kilometre away from the coast.

Mauritius holds several world fishing records (IGFA), including that of the mako shark of 1115 pounds, the blue shark of 400 pounds, a bonito of 41.5 pounds, a white tuna of 224 pounds and a ‘bécune’ of 125 pounds.

African records (GFUA) mention a yellow tuna of 212 pounds and a white tuna of 224 pounds.

Other specimens recently caught include blue marlins of 1430 and 1355 pounds. Fishing boats can be hired from almost all hotels.

The most prestigious deep sea fishing competition is the Marlin World Cup which is hosted in December by La Pirogue Hotel.

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HISTORY

The First Europeans to have visited Mauritius were the Portuguese at the beginning of the sixteenth century (most porbably in 1510). The Dutch who settles in the island in 1598 names it Mauritius after Prince Maurice of Nassau. Among other things, the Dutch introduced sugar cane and the Java deear before leaving in 1710 where they found in the mean time a far better settling place: The Cape of Good Hope in Southe Africa. About five years later, in 1715, the French occupied the island, renaming it "Isle de France".

It was under the French Government, MahÃ© de Labourdonnais, that Mauritius knew its first development : a harbour was built. Port-Louis, named after the ruling King Louis XV, became the capital of Mauritius. Trade on the island thrived; Mauritius could supply enough sugar and rum to the surrounding islands and visiting vessels.

From this strategic position in the Indian Ocean, the French were plaguing English vessels on their way to and from India. In 1810, the British conquered the island which they occupied, and Mauritius was formally ceded to them in the "Traiti de Paris" of 1814. Most of the French settlers, remained on the island and were allowed to keep their customs, religion and laws.

A few years later, in 1835, the British abolished slavery â€“ slaves at the time came from Madagascar, Senegal and Mozambique mainly- and this led to the importation of Indian indentured labourers to work in the sugar cane fields. They eventually settled in Mauritius ans their descendants constitute mowadays the majority of the popolation.

Rapid development of the infrastructure continued. Free primary education was given to the population so that local civil servants could be trained to run the affairs of the country.

Mauritius achieved independence on the 12 March 1968 and adopted a constitution based on the British parliamentary system. The first post-independence years were difficult but after more that 15 years of planning and hard work, Mauritius achieved economic and political stability. Mauritius changed its status to that of a Republic on the 12 March 1992.

The Mauritian Constition is based on the Westminister model. Political power is vested in the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. Elections are held every five years.