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opportunity of closely examining and sailini^ in at 

 Moville near the entrance to Lough Foylc. The 



Ikisii Fi.'^uiNG Yawl. 



largest of these yawls is about 24 feet on the keel with 

 6 feet beam, and they carry two spritsails and sometimes 

 a jib. Good well-shaped oars are used with them, and 

 they row and sail well, although a little tender down to 

 a certain point. Drifting for herrings goes on within 

 the lough, and there are several oyster beds, both 

 public and private, which give employment to the 

 fishermen in winter. The ready communication by 

 steamer with England and Scotland provides the means 

 of sending away soles and such other fish as may be in 

 demand there. All restrictions to trawling in the loughs 

 on the north and north-east coasts are now removed, and 

 the result has been such as to encourage the Inspectors 

 to continue the repeal of prohibitions in other places. 



Belfast Lough presents no points of difference in 

 respect to its fisheries from what is done farther north ; 

 but there is some increase in the number of small 

 trawlers working there. 



At Strangford and Carlingford there are oyster beds 

 of considerable extent, and the herring fishery off the 

 coast is important, but it is mostly carried on by 

 strange boats. Ardglass, however, has several good 

 boats, and is the principal station for landing the fish 

 at; thence it is sent bv steamers to Ardrossan. Grreen- 



