CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE FAUNA. 



Preliminary. — Topographical. — Tides. — Currents. — Temperature. — Saltness.— Professors 

 Wolf and Luksch ; their investigations in the Adriatic Gulf. — Haunts of fishes. — 

 Investigations of the fauna in the Adriatic. — Dr. J. R. Lorenz ; his work on the 

 Horizontal Chorology in the Quarnero. — Zone I. — Zone II. — Zone III. — Zone IV. — 

 Zone V. — Zone VI. — Zone VII. — Vertebrates. — Sedentary class. — Shore fishes. — 

 Littoral forms. — Rovers. — Squatters. — Forms of the declivity and shallows. — 

 Rovers. — Squatters. — Forms of the deep-bed. — Squatters. — Migratory forms.— 

 Recapitulation. — Invertebrates, Articulates, and Radiates. — Characteristic species of 

 the various zones. — Extended and limited distribution. — Boreal forms. — Pisces. — 

 Fresh-water fishes. — Fishes which frequent the brackish waters. — Sea-fishes. ... 



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CHAPTER II. 



HISTORICAL.— LEGISLATION.— THE CHIOGGIOTTI. 



Historical. — State of the coast, political and economic. — Inland markets ; fluctuations 

 of the trade.— Trawlers.— Statistics.— Ice.— Salt.— Italian fishermen.— Legislation.— 

 Privileges of the Italian fishermen. — Titles from which the fishing rights were derived 

 under the Republic of Venice.— Treaty between Austria and Italy.— The Chioggiotti ; 

 their craft engaged in the Austrian fisheries ; proceeds of their share in the fisheries.— 

 Count Marazzi.— Professor Ninni.— Individual profit of the Chioggiotti.— Consul 

 Revest.— Distribution of the Italian fishing fleet on the Austrian coast; value of 

 craft and gear employed. — Total value of craft and gear atChioggia and Pclestrina.— 

 The Italian fisheries.— Italian fishing craft; ditto engaged in the Austrian fisheries; 

 ditto engaged in the foreign fisheries.— Value of the Chioggia fisheries.— Imports 

 and exports of fish at Venice.— Venetian fisheries.— Craft and crew. ... 4° 



