THE 



HARVEST OF THE SEA 



A CONTRIBUTION TO 



THE NATURAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF 

 THE BRITISH FOOD FISHES 



WITH SKETCHES OF FISHERIES & FISHER FOLK 



BY JAMES G. BERTRAM 



POLONIUS. Do you know me, my lord? 

 HAMLET. Excellent well ; you are a fishmonger. 



Shakespeare. 



SECOND EDITION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 



LONDON 



JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 

 1869 



