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Whitings are found in great abundance on most of the 

 hores of England, France, and Holland. The shoals 

 .rrive in the spring of the year, and generally keep at 

 he distance of from half a mile to three miles from the 

 and. They are usually caught with lines ; and they 

 fiize the bait with such eagerness, as to afford great 

 liversion. They are chiefly found near the bottom of 

 he sea, in deep water, where they feed in a manner 

 imilar to the cod and haddock. The quality of their 

 lesh varies much, according, not only to the season, 

 out the nature of the coast on which they are found. 

 ft is in general much esteemed. These fish seldom enter 

 ,he mouths of rivers ; but I have known one of them 

 ;aught in the river Stour, where the water was perfectly 

 resh. 



The usual weight of the Whiting is from half a pound 

 .0 a pound and a half. They have three dorsal fins, but 

 lave no beard at the mouth. Their back is dusky, and 

 ;he rest of the body white. The upper jaw is longer than 

 the lower, and the tail is even at the end. 



Pollack. These fish delight mostly in deep and rocky 

 )laces, where the sea runs with great rapidity. During 

 jthe summer time vast shoals of them are frequently to 

 jbe seen swimming and gambolling about on the surface 

 of the water, in the most frolicsome manner. They feed 

 ;on various small kinds of fish, particularly on the sand- 

 llaunces, which are. often found in their stomachs. Their 

 'flesh is white, firm, and excellent eating. They are chiefly 

 [caught with hooks and lines. 



These fish do not often exceed the weight of six or 

 'seven pounds, though Mr. Pennant speaks of some which 

 weighed as much as twenty-eight pounds. They have 

 three dorsal fins, and no beard. Their under jaw is the 



