Near the northern tip of Cap Bon, reached by a 3km/2mi long sand road going off MC 26 on the left, is Sidi Daoud, a little fishing port at which about half the total Tunisian catch of tunny is landed. The now controversial method of killing the tunny known as the Matanza (originally of Sicilian origin) is still practiced. It takes place during
the spawning season, between the end of April and the beginning of July. As soon as the nets are drawn out of the water the fishermen set about killing the fish with cudgels, harpoons or long knives. The authorities try to keep visitors away from the bloody spectacle, which can be seen only with special permission from the Office National des Pêches (26 Avenue de Paris, Tunis). On the Harbor is a canning factory in which the fish are at once processed.