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tlie 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 niidsumuaer one hecto- 

 liter (20i 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 rotscheer. The sey, when cut open 

 and dried, is called peasant sey {sey depaysan) ; that caught and prepared 

 in the south is more sought after than that of I^ordland and Finmark. 

 Attempts have been made to prepare the sey into Jdipjisoh, 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 Aalesund, and of Ohristiansuud, The little 

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

 Levanger, to the dealers of Jemteland (Northern Sweden), and is dis- 

 tributed 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 

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

 land and Cape Stat, and even more to the south in the exterior islands 

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

 for the most part npou the banks or shoals with lines or trawls, baited 

 with herring, mort, or little sey. Tlie 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 hrosniius vuU 

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

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

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

 may finally mention also the haddock {hyse, Jcolje, or Gadus ceglejinns),, 

 the Gadus pollacJiius {lyr), and the merlin. 



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

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

 quent communication by steamer has existed between the i)laces of the 

 south and the Loftbden 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 continnation 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 

 those of Finmark, which thus find themselves put into communication 

 with native and foreign telegraphic stations. 

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