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am told that in Cornwall, where the pilchard fishery is 

 so important, the fishermen are specially alive to the 

 Gannets' utility in this respect, and look upon them as 

 allies rather than as rivals. 



(5) Again the fact must not be lost sight of that although 

 no longer used as human food in the British Isles, young 

 Gannets have in the past been an important article of 

 consumption among the islanders of St. Kilda, and it 

 is conceivable that they might become so again. This is 

 putting the young to a legitimate use, and for such a 

 purpose one must not grudge their being taken. 



