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the latter part of the year, and besides more valuable 

 fish taken in this way are considerable numbers of 

 dogfish. It appears strange to hear a good word said 

 of the mischievous and predatory "dogs" — the dread 

 of most fishermen around the coast ; nevertheless, they 

 seem to be in request in certain parts of Lancashire, 

 where they are sold under the name of " Darwen 

 salmon ! " 



There is also a good mussel fishery on this part of 

 the English coast. 



Beaumaris to Cardiff — Number of Boats. 



The Welsh fisheries, so far as they depend on the 

 native population, are quite unimportant, except with 

 respect to oysters. There are a few large trawlers at 

 Carnarvon and Tenby ; but the Tenby ground and, 

 as we have already mentioned, Carnarvon and Cardigan 

 Bays are principally fished by trawlers from English 

 stations. Line-fishing and a little drifting are carried 

 on along the coast, but the boats in use are generally 

 small and the supply of fish is barely sufficient for local 

 demands. Oyster dredging is the principal work at 

 Milford and Swansea on the natural beds in the neigh- 

 bourhood; but at Beaumaris and Carnarvon there is 



