History of automation industry in port st.lucie fl skin#

MooneyРІР‚в„ўs Salerno Shark Industries-Fisheries, Inc., supplied not only the needed shark liver oil and novelty shark teeth for jewelry, but also the outer skin hide of the sharks.

In the 1930s, assisted by brother George, Captain Charles L. The oil could be skimmed off, cooled and canned, ready for shipment. Generally, the livers, chopped into fist-sized chunks, were rendered down in big vats. Shark liver oil was believed to promote wound healing, stimulate growth, increase resistance to infection, aid in combating fever and colds, improve eyesight, prevent excessive dryness of the skin as well as an overall general remedy for conditions of the respiratory tract and the digestive system. STUART РІР‚вЂњ Vitamin A, essential for good human health was once derived from oil extracted from the liver of sharks and a leading supplier of this valuable substance was the tiny fishing village of Salerno. Historical Vignettes of Martin County: Salerno Shark Industries and Vitamin A by historian ALICE LUCKHARDT (Photo courtesy of Sandra Henderson Thurlow) The livers were used for vitamin A production. (Facebook photo 2015) РІР‚СљOld Stuart,РІР‚Сњ The big city! Salerno would have been much less developed and smaller than this south by about 10 miles. The sharks? Good luck to the remaining РІР‚Сљmay you be fruitful and multiplyРІР‚В¦.РІР‚Сњ A Save Our Sharks Protect and Respect drawing by a JD Parker Elementary student, 2015 as part of the River Kidz in our schools program. Thank you Alice for these important historical resources! Alice and her husband, Greg, have written hundreds of historical accounts that are shared in the Stuart News and are also part of the public archives of Martin CountyРІР‚в„ўs Stuart Heritage. Her very informative and comprehensive text is about Port SalernoРІР‚в„ўs shark fishing history. Today I will feature a vignette of family friend, historian, and Miami native, Alice Luckhardt. During World War II vitamin A was a hot item, especially for pilots pursuing accurate night vision during their dangerous missions.Р”Р„nother interesting forgotten historical fact?РІР‚В¦.believe it or not, РІР‚Сљby mistakeРІР‚Сњ theР’В first РІР‚Сљshark repellentРІР‚Сњ was tested and created right here by local fishermen-yesРІР‚вЂњright off the St Lucie Inlet off our St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon. A museum created in memory of such would be a great addition to the areaРІР‚В¦Р”Вuring the 1930s, sharks provided important resources to society and gave fishing families a stable income. Today it is one of the hippest up and coming areas of Martin County. This photo of a shark from my motherРІР‚в„ўs historic archives, represents one of the 25,000 sharks that were caught and processed in Port Salerno each year on average off our St Lucie Inlet during the 1930s and 40s. Their supply seemed endless, and their value to the oceans and ecosystem was not widely understood. As most things that have to doР’В with naturalР’В resources and the environment, there were few concerns regarding the РІР‚Сљoverfishing of sharksРІР‚Сњ in Florida the 1930s and 40s. Sharks seem to be feared more than they are respectedРІР‚В¦.but that perception is changing as their endangered status becomes more critical and well-known. (Photo courtesy of Stuart Heritage Collection and Alice Luckhardt.) (Photo courtesy of Sandra Henderson Thurlow) Port Salerno fishing villageРІР‚в„ўs shark factory ca. Tiger shark at the commercial plant in Port Salerno, ca 1930s/1940s.