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Minqiiiers rocks are among the most productive locali- 

 ties. The " pots " or basket traps in use are of the 

 same hemispliericnl shape as in the West of England, 

 and from fifty to ninety of them are worked by a boat 

 with a couple of men. The lai'gest lobsters and crabs 

 are taken in deep water, but it has been found that 

 those from shallower places are more capable of living 

 through a long journey to market. As many as a 

 hundred dozen of lobsters are often taken in a week 

 during July by the Jersey fishermen, and large numbers 

 are also captured at the other islands. Crawfish are also 

 numerous at several localities, including Sark and the 

 western side of Gruernsey ; and very fine prawns are 

 occasionally caught by the same method as is employed 

 for the larger Crustacea, but with pots of a much smaller 

 size. Shrimps are fished for with the common hand or 

 " shove "-net. 



On some parts of the Jersey coast grey mullet are 

 taken in some numbers by the hook, and the plan there 

 adopted, although now doubtless more widely known, 

 was a few years ago apparently confined to the island. 

 The fisherman having selected a station on some point 

 of land with deep quiet water close to it, proceeds to 

 bait the place by throwing in the soft bodies of prawns 

 which have been removed from their outer casing and 

 pounded to a pulp. This ground-baiting gradually 

 collects the mullet ; and after an hour or two the fisher- 

 man returns to liis station, and with a stout rough rod 

 and line, and a hook baited with a solid piece of the soft 

 prawn, begins his fishing, and frequently succeeds in 

 making a very good catch, at the same time keeping up 

 the attraction by occasionally throwing in a little of 

 the paste. 



The number of Jersey men who regulaily devote 



