CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 



MUSSEL BAIT — SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 



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Public Shell-fish Beds threatened with extinction — Mussels 

 as Bait of more importance than Oysters — Evidence of 

 Mussel and Bait Beds Commission — Care of Shell-fish 

 in France — Evidences of lack of Bait in Scotland — 

 Baits, natural and artificial — Length of Lines to be 

 supplied with Bait — Quantity and Value of Mussels 

 landed in Scotland — Mussels from Holland — Decline 

 of number of Line-caught Fish l-i8 



CHAPTER IL 



PAST AND PRESENT MUSSEL BEDS OF SCOTLAND. 



Short description of principal Mussel Beds of Scotland — 

 Great stretches of coast unprovided with Mussel Beds 

 — Many Beds supplying merely a local demand — Many 

 Beds ruined by over-fishing, neglect, and raiding — 

 Remaining patches in Moray Firth capable of great 

 increase if cultivated 19-39 



