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THE NORTH SEA FISHERS—THE COD-MEN. 
Angling on a wholesale scale—A fishing line eight miles long— 
The value of live Codfish—Small percentage of fish to hooks— 
Cost of the cod smacks—Remuneration of line fishers—Bait : 
its importance and scarcity—Mussels and Mussel culture— 
Fishermen of all work—The shell-fish fisheries, their money 
Value. . -. e Je 0 oc ciehs Eon) cata eOmne ere one oa eta LSE 
THE IRISH FISHER FOLK. 
Number of persons engaged in Irish Fisheries—Increase of Irish 
boats engaged in fishing for Mackerel—Abundance of Pilchards 
—Cost of carriage of fish—Irish Salmon fisheries—Shell-fish 
fisheries—The reproductive Loan Fund—Its success—Social 
habits of the Irish Folk—The Claddagh. . . . . . . 55 
THE FOREIGN FISHER FOLK. 
Peculiarities of the Foreign Fisher-folk—Roman and Athenian 
Fish Lives—Fétes of the ForeignFisher people—Italian Fishers 
—French Fisher-folk—Madame Picard the poetical fish-wife— 
The Dutch Fishwives— The Norwegian Fishers—Chinese 
fishery atrancementss 0! a sie eo Se eee 
SUMMARY. RAGONCEUSION (ays ehcp %e eke ae | Seioc Wee nce 
