Maldive fish Maldive fish Maldive fish (Dhivehi: ވަޅޯމަސް) is cured tuna fish traditionally produced in Maldives. It is a staple of the Maldivian cuisine, Sri Lankan cuisine, as well as the cuisine of the Southern Indian states and territories of Lakshadweep, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and in the past it was one of the main exports from Maldives to Sri Lanka, where it is known as masikaruvadu umbalakaḍa . The abundant sea harvest of the Indian Ocean around the Atolls of the Maldives and, Lakshadweep in India yields many pelagic fishes, like skipjack, yellowfin tuna, little tunny (known locally as laṭṭi) and
HMS Skipjack (1806) Lieutenant Samuel Malbon commissioned "Skipjack" on 14 March 1806. She was paid off on 17 January 1808. A year later, on 7 January 1809, she was a breakwater at Demerara. Citations References HMS Skipjack (1806) HMS "Skipjack" was the French naval schooner "Trimeuse", commissioned at Guadeloupe in 1805. The Royal Navy captured her in 1806 and took her into service. She was paid off in 1808 and was used as a breakwater in 1809. On 12 March , after a chase of 15 hours, captured the French Navy schooner "Trimeuse" (or "Tremeuse", or "Tremieuse"), armed with two 9-pounder carronades and