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The people from Sucuraj are famous fishermen from ancient times. The tradition still goes on today. Sucuraj has a fleet of 10 big fishing boats called – kocha. Fishermen from Sucuraj fish the whole Adriatic, and their catching are sold in many Croatian towns and exported to the European Community. The people from Sucuraj also fish the area surrounding the town in small fishing-boats. Almost every family in the town has a boat and occasionally everybody goes fishing for himself or herself or as a sport. Sucuraj has got a good harbour, safe from all winds and full of various boats. In Sucuraj there are two plants for salting sardines, these salt-sardines are sold around the world. In two bays near Sucuraj (Mrtnovik and Duboka) there are maricultural plants.

The people from Sucuraj work a traditional Adriatic agriculture. Sucuraj is famous for its top quality olive oil and good wine. The town has two plants that make olive oil, every family has got quality oil for themselves and some of it is sold. Most of them have win yards and cellars in witch they make good wine for tourists and themselves. Sucuraj has a winery that produces high-quality white and red wine (Oka vina and Plame) and various traditional alcohol drinks. There are also figs, and Sucuraj dry-figs are of particularly quality. In Sucuraj there are lemons, oranges and nectarines, and other agricultural cultures that people grow for there own use (potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans…).

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