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seines for scieiitific fisherv: tor tlie time present I am able to mako uud to 

 use the latter only. But supposing we want to keep the small meshes, c. 1 

 inch stretched out, Y2 i'^^'li square, aud as a i'ule I think we do so, Ave have 

 the advantage tliat the seine in »practical Ufe« has just such meshes, while 

 those of the trawl are much larger; and although, within certain limits, we 



Fig. s. The Albatross trawling. (Afler Tmiiicr.) 

 (Tho tovv-rope is shown lifted up froui llie liotloin in its wliole lenglh; ils mosl advantageous position.) 



may change the size of the meshes in both gears, it is a great cjuestion after 

 all, whether a seine will lisli well with very large meshes and a trawl with 

 small ones. If anyone wants to use a trawl, beeause he knows it better, there 

 is thus scarcely auy essential reason to prevent him. Yet, if the meshes become 

 very small, I just call the attention to the faet that the bag of the seine is 

 larger both in eircumference aud in length, and sutters larger volumes of 

 water to pour through, thau the pointed end of the trawl; and a great mass 

 of water must l)e able to pass tiirougli, if tlie lish iU'e tu get in here, just 



