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the net is then raised by the crews of the four boats. This method is 

 very profitable, and can be prosecuted on a large scale. 



The liver of the sey is worth a great deal ; in midsummer one hccto 

 liter (2GA gallons) per 200 fish may be obtained. 



In Nordland, Finmark, and farther to the south the sey is cut open 

 and dried by the same process as the rotsclieer. The sey, when cut open 

 and dried, is called peasant sey {sey depaysan) ; tlu.t caught and prepared 

 in the south is more sought after than that of Nordland and Finmark 

 Attempts have been made to prepare the sey into Jdijijisch, but with lit- 

 tle success, owing to its dark color. Perhaps if the fish were killed as 

 soon as taken, washed thoroughly, and submitted to compression, a bet- 

 ter product would be obtained. 



In commerce the sey bears the name of large sey, medium sey, and- 

 little sey. The first two are exported especially to the east, to Sweden 

 and to Russian Finland, principally by way of Bergen, but also through 

 the cities of Finmarken, of Anlesuud, and of Christiansund. The little 

 sey purchased in the markets of Nordland is sold again, principally at 

 Levauger, to the dealers of Jemtelnnd (Northern Sweden), and is dis- 

 nbuted thence throughout all the north of Sweden ; it is also exported 

 by the same cities as the great sey. 



By the side of the pollack may be placed the ling, conger, or molve 

 {Gadns molva). It is sought after only in summer, and between Nord- 

 fi^'''] ^'''^'^ ^^""^^ ''"'^ ^^^" ^or^ to the south in the exterior islands 

 of Sondfjord toward Bremauger and Kinn. This fishery is carried on 

 tor the most part upon the banks or shoals with lines or trawls, baited 

 with herring, mort, or little sey. The Swedish fishermen also take part 

 in this at a certain distance from the coast. 



To this list we must also add the brosme or cusk {Gadus brosmius vul- 

 garis, Cuv.). It is taken in the same manner as the molve or lino- From 

 Bergen to Finmark, like the molve, it is converted into rotscJiel' or titt- 

 ling, but IS less profitable. Klipfisch is another product of it We 

 may finally mention also the haddock (hyse, Icolje, or Gadus ceglefinus), 

 the Gadus poUacliius {lyr), and the merlin. 



The services of steam and the telegraph have been largely drawn upon 

 m the interest of the cod fisheries. For a long time regular and fre- 

 quent communication by steamer has existed between the places of the 

 south and the Loifoden Islands, which facilitates greatly the corre- 

 spondence, the transmissions of money, and the transport of fishermen 

 The hired fishermen often prefer to take the steamboat, so as to arrive 

 at the day agreed upon. The continuation of the lines of boats to Vadso 

 has produced the most favorable results for the Finmark fisheries the 

 fishermen of the Loffoden Islands being in the habit of using these 

 steamers to go to Finmark to finish their season. As to the telegraph, 

 Its network embraces all the Loffoden fisheries, and the greater part of 

 tnose ot Finmark, which thus find themselves put into communication 

 witl. native and foreign telegraphic stations. 

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