Author: G. Brown Goode Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 844
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Excerpt from The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States It is now nearly four hundred years Since these grounds were first fished upon by Europeans, and their resources are still unfailing; but the fishing interests have been mainly transferred to the New World, France alone of European countries having continued to send fishing vessels across the Atlantic down to 1880. Since then, however, the Portuguese have begun to exhibit some activity in connection with the cod fishery of the Grand Bank, and in the Spring and sum mer of 1885 bought several New England fishing schooners and fitted out others from home ports. Their voyages proving generally successful, they have added more vessels to their fishing fleet during the latter part of this year, and it is quite possible that, in the course of a few seasons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Charles Burke Elliott Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781528369183 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 160
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Excerpt from The United States and the Northeastern Fisheries From an economic point of view the fisheries are of equt importance. Countless thousands receive from them their chic article of food. The commercial products obtained from th sea Are more numerous and important than would be generall' supposed by those who have not looked closely into the matte: To a great part of the civilized world the taking of the cod, th herring, the salmon, the mackerel, the sardine, the seal, an other fishes, is of great value and gives employment to hundred of thousands of persons. The oil obtained from the seal, cod shark, &c., is used for lamps, medicine and in industry. Man; parts of fish are employed in the arts and manufactures: as the Scales of the bleak for making false pearls, and those 0 other fish for making ornaments; the skins of the seals and p01: poises for tanning purposes. Isinglass is obtained from the ai or swimming bladders of many. Fish roes are not only used a fish delicacies, but also for bait in some fishing grounds, and e: cellent guano is made from the ofial and the bones of fish. Th sea is more abundantly stocked with living creatures than th land. In all parts of the world a rocky and partially protecw shore perhaps supports in a given space a greater number of in dividual animals than any other station. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: David A. Patterson Publisher: UPNE ISBN: 1584658193 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 142
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From the redfin pickerel to the blueback trout, this vividly illustrated guide from a father-and-son author/illustrator team describes more than 60 freshwater fish from the ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams of New England and New York.
Author: W. Jeffrey Bolster Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674070461 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 413
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Since the Viking ascendancy in the Middle Ages, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend upon it for survival. And just as surely, people have shaped the Atlantic. In his innovative account of this interdependency, W. Jeffrey Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. While overfishing is often thought of as a contemporary problem, Bolster reveals that humans were transforming the sea long before factory trawlers turned fishing from a handliner's art into an industrial enterprise. The western Atlantic's legendary fishing banks, stretching from Cape Cod to Newfoundland, have attracted fishermen for more than five hundred years. Bolster follows the effects of this siren's song from its medieval European origins to the advent of industrialized fishing in American waters at the beginning of the twentieth century. Blending marine biology, ecological insight, and a remarkable cast of characters, from notable explorers to scientists to an army of unknown fishermen, Bolster tells a story that is both ecological and human: the prelude to an environmental disaster. Over generations, harvesters created a quiet catastrophe as the sea could no longer renew itself. Bolster writes in the hope that the intimate relationship humans have long had with the ocean, and the species that live within it, can be restored for future generations.
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