ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN FTOntispieCe 



FACING PAGE 



u. s. s. "albatross" 16 



THE SURF 17 



MENHADEN SETTLING TANKS 82 



FISH SKINS FOR GLUE MANUFACTURE 32 



A BRAZILIAN SEA SALINE 33 



HUGE CRYSTALS OF SEA SALT 33 



HARVESTING SALT IN CALIFORNIA 33 



FRONT VIEW OF KELP HARVESTER 72 



SIDE VIEW OF KELP HARVESTER 72 



DRYING IRISH MOSS AT SCITUATE 73 



BUNDLES OF DRIED AGAR READY FOR MARKET ... 73 



MALAY PEARL DIVER 112 



WEIGHING MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL 113 



A YOUNG POTOMAC STURGEON 128 



A FIVE-FOOT THRESHER SHARK 128 



A FLYING FISH 128 



A SAW-FISH 129 



MOSQUITO-EATING TOP MINNOWS 129 



EGG AND EGG-CASES OF FISHES 144 



COD EGGS FOR BUREAU OF FISHERIES ...... 145 



SCHOONERS IN GLOUCESTER HARBOR 160 



NEWFOUNDLAND SCHOONERS OFF THE BANKS . . . 161 



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