The Haddock 449 



January, and deposits its eggs in rough ground among 

 rocks. Some continue in roe until the beginning of 

 April. Cod-fish are reckoned best for the table from 

 October to Christmas. The air-bladders, under the name 

 of sounds, are pickled, and sold separately. 



The chief fisheries for Cod are in the Bay of Canada, 

 on the great bank of Newfoundland, and off the isle of 

 St. Peter, and the isle of Sable. The vessels frequenting 

 these fisheries are from a hundred to two hundred tons 

 burden, and will each catch thirty thousand Cod, or more. 

 The best season is from the beginning of February to 

 the end of April. Each fisherman takes only one Cod 

 at a time, and yet the more experienced will catch from 

 three to four hundred in a day. It is a fatiguing work, 

 owing particularly to the intense cold they are obliged 

 to sutler during the operation. 



Cod frequently grow to a very great size. The largest 

 that is known to have been caught in this kingdom was 

 taken at Scarborough, in the year 1775 ; it measured five 

 feet eight inches in length, and five feet in circumference, 

 and weighed seventy-eight pounds. The usual weight of 

 this fish is from fourteen to forty pounds. 



THE HADDOCK, (Gadm aglefinus,) 



Is much less in size than the cod-fish, and differs some- 

 what from it in shape ; it is of a bluish colour on the 

 back, with small scales ; a black line is carried on from 

 the upper corner of the gills on both sides down to the 

 tail ; in the middle of the sides, under the line a little 



