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iVom Barnstaple, Bideford, and Olovelly. Grroiind-seans 

 are miicli used at Bideford for catching various kinds of 

 fish ; and, in the conflicting interests of sea fisliing and 

 salmon fishing, were, and probably still are, objects of 

 terror and suspicion to tlie conservators of the neigh- 

 bouring salmon streams. Drift-fishing is carried on by 

 the inhabitants of the romantic little village of Clovelly, 

 but the herring fishery has been for many years subject 

 to great fluctuation. Longlines or spillers are in general 

 use along this part of the coast, and a fair supply of 

 good fish is procured by them. 



At St. Agnes and Newquay, in the Padstow district, 

 there is a commencement of the pilchard sean-fishery, 

 which may be considered as almost peculiar to the coast 

 of Cornwall ; but as it is unimportant except south of 

 Trevose Head, we shall defer our notice of it until we 

 speak of St. Ives and the Cornish fisheries generally. 



The above five ports include all the fishing stations 

 on the Cornish coast, except the few small ones in the 

 Padstow district. The Cornish fisheries are very im- 

 portant, as is evident from the number of registered 

 fishing boats engaged in them, and their produce is in 

 great demand in the general, local, and foreign markets. 

 The fisheries include drifting and seaning for mackerel, 



