From what I understand, Guadeloupe's economy, based on tourism, agriculture, light industry and service, depends on two factors, it's true, for different reasons: France (for subsidies and imports), and the hurricanes (which periodically devastate it). The island is dependent on imported food, mainly from France, but the fishing is a traditional source of food. Among marine creatures fished in Guadeloupe waters are the Caribbean spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus), which, as any others lobsters, are hard to catch in large numbers, but their large size make them a profitable catch. In generally there are used bill nets and trammel nets to catch lobsters in Guadeloupe, but in this postcard can be seen in right the corner of a lobster pot, a portable trap constructed of wire and wood, so probably the boy has the two lobsters from this trap.
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