CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGK 



PREFACE V 



I. INTRODUCTION . ..... 1 



II. CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITS OF FISHES . 16 



III. METHODS OF FISHING . . . .42 



IV. THE HERRING FISHING INDUSTRY . . 54 

 V. THE NEWFOUNDLAND COD FISHERY . . 69 



VI. TRAWL FISHERIES . . . . .77 



VII. SHELLFISH 90 



VIII. FISHERIES FOR WHALES . . . .99 



IX. THE CURING AND PRESERVATION OF FISH . 107 



X. THE FOOD VALUE OF FISH . . .115 



XI. FISH PRODUCTS 124 



INDEX . . 133 



