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INTERNATIONAL LAWS FOR THE 



Liverpool. 



Isle of Man. 



West coast of 

 Scotland* 



Ireland. 



which do not go very far away, and supply local wants 

 only. 



Next to these is Liverpool, which has only a small fishing 

 fleet when the size of the port is considered. They consist 

 principally of trawlers which work in the Irish Sea. Fish- 

 ing is a very dangerous occupation in this district owing 

 to the immense traffic caused by the large number of 

 steamers bound to and from this port. 



The Isle of Man boasts of a large number of boats, which 

 hail from Douglas, Ramsey and Peel. They are principally 

 engaged in drift fishing, and work from Cape Clear along 

 the eastern Irish coast up the western coast of Scotland in 

 the various seasons of mackerel and herrings. The build 

 of the boats is somewhat similar to that of the Cornish boats 

 with duck sterns and lug-rig. Some crews work on the 

 co-operative system, but there are a good many shore owners. 

 Apprentices are the exception. 



Thejports of Western Scotland and those of the Hebrides 

 come next in order. There is a good number of boats 

 here, mostly of the same type as the boats of the east 

 Scotch coast, which are worked on the same co-operative 

 principle, and it would be merely a matter of repetition to 

 say more than this. The mode of fishing here is somewhat 

 different ; in many cases it consists of herring catching by 

 means of anchored nets reaching from the bottom to the 

 surface of the water. These are set on the spawning banks 

 and in the lochs, and are quite stationary. 



The principal port in Ireland for fishing vessels is Dublin. 

 Next come Cork, Belfast, Newry and Skibbereen. The other 

 ports are represented by only a small number of vessels. 

 Trawling and drifting are both practised, but it is a well- 

 known fact that the Irish fisheries are not prosecuted as 

 they might be. This is owing mainly to the want of 





