The Harvest of the Sea: A contribution to the natural and economic history of the British food fishesBertram, James Glass
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The Harvest of the Sea: A contribution to the natural and economic history of the British food fishes
Bertram, James Glass
Fish culture; Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishes
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│ │Ja.│Fe.│Me.│Ap.│Ma.│Ju.│Ju.│Au.│Se.│Oc.│No.│De.│
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│Brill │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Carp │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Cockles │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Cod │ F │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ F │ F │
│Crabs │ O │ O │ O │ S │ F │ F │ F │ F │ F │ S │ S │ S │
│Dabs │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │
│Dace │ F │ F │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ F │ F │ F │ S │
│Eels │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ F │ F │ F │ S │
│Flounders │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Gurnets │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │
│Haddocks │ F │ S │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ F │ F │ F │
│Holibut │ S │ F │ F │ S │ S │ F │ F │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Herrings │ S │ S │ O │ O │ S │ S │ F │ F │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Ling │ S │ S │ F │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │
│Lobsters │ O │ O │ O │ S │ F │ F │ F │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Mackerel │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │
│Mullet │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │
│Mussels[12] │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Oysters │ S │ S │ F │ F │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Plaice │ S │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Prawns │ O │ O │ S │ F │ F │ F │ F │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │
│Salmon │ O │ S │ S │ F │ F │ F │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │
│Shrimps │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Skate │ F │ F │ F │ F │ F │ F │ S │ S │ O │ O │ S │ S │
│Smelts │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │
│Soles │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Sprats │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │
│Thornback │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ O │
│Trout │ O │ S │ F │ F │ F │ F │ S │ S │ O │ O │ O │ O │
│Turbot │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │ S │
│Whitings │ F │ F │ O │ O │ O │ S │ S │ S │ S │ F │ F │ F │
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There is no organisation in Scotland for carrying on the white
fisheries, as there is in the case of the oyster or herring fisheries.
So far as our most plentiful table fish are concerned, the supply seems
utterly dependent on chance or the will of individuals. A man (or
company) owning a boat goes to sea just when he pleases. In Scotland,
where a great quantity of the best white fish are caught, this is
particularly the case, and the consequence is that at the season of
the year when the principal white and flat fish are in their primest
condition, they are not to be procured; the general answer to all
inquiries as to the scarcity being, “The men are away at the herring.”
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