ANALYTICAL INDEX. 



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Marriages of fisher-folk, ii., 194, 215, 



253 



Marshall, W. G., statistics concerning 

 the whelk, vi., 304 



Marsipobranchii, definition and descrip- 

 tion of, i., 197 ; ii., 167 



Marston, R. B., remarks by, on trawl- 

 ing, iv., 228; paper read by him 

 at Conference, on " Coarse Fish, 

 Culture," vi., 208-224, 238; prize 

 essay on "the cultivation of fresh 

 water fish other than Salmonidae," 

 xi., 85-92 ; paper read by him belore 

 meeting of London Anglers in 1882, 

 xi., 87 



Marstrand, fishing port of, iv., 200 



Martin, Mr., remarks by, on the seal 

 fisheries, vii., 170, 171 



Martinez, His Excellency Marcial, con- 

 densed report by him on the fishing 

 industries of Chili, xiii., 418-422 



Maryland, fisheries of, v., 24, 25, 30, 



3 1 * 41, 5 



Mary-sole, or merry-sole, a local name 

 for the smear-dab, viii., 208 



" Masked " crab, appearance of, de- 

 noting abundance of plaice and red 

 mullet, vi., 367 



Mason, Henry, extracts from works of, 



i-, 434 



Masonry, methods of using it in sea- 

 works, ix., 92-96 



Massachusetts Bay, abandoned by hali- 

 but, v., 64 



Massachusetts, settled by fishermen, v., 

 4; export of fish from, v., 5, 37; 

 most important fishing state, v., 21 ; 

 statistics of fisheries, v., 24, 25; 

 mackerel fishery, vi., 295-296 



Masters and mates of fishing vessels, 

 should hold certificates of competency 

 from the Board of Trade, iv., 382, 

 396 



" Masu " (spring salmon), v., 192 



Maternal instinct of seals, vii., 164, 165 



" Mather" or " Herring Sile," as food 

 for Salmon, vi., 152 



Mather's transportation crate, descrip- 

 tion of, ii., 50 



Matties (young herrings cured), deriva- 

 tion of this word, i., 33 



Matting, or grating, used to enclose 

 fishing grounds, v., 447 



Maund, an Indian weight, its English 

 equivalent, ii., 446 



Mauricius, his investigations with regard 

 to the right of free fishing in the 

 northern seas, ix., 480 



Mauritius, want of forest protection in r 

 vii., 267 



Mayock fleuk, a name given at Edin- 

 burgh to the flounder, viii., 216 



Mayonnaise sauce, its composition, vii., 

 13 ; why adapted for fish, vii., 13 



McAllister, Rev. J., remarks by, on 

 the injury caused to health of fish by 

 town sewage, rii., 54, 55 



McCloud river, method of packing fish 

 eggs, ii., 46; fish hatchery on, vi., 

 70 



McDonald's Y-shaped hatching-box, 

 description of, ii., 66 



McLean, Mr., remarks by, on the 

 fisheries of Canada, vi., 98 



McLelan, Hon. A. W., speeches by, 

 on the fisheries of Canada, v., 115, 

 166 



Mease (Irish herring measure), i., 37 



Measures (fish), i., 37 ; v., 260 



Meat, why it should be avoided by 

 persons of sedentary habits, as chief 

 element of dietary, vii., 14 



Meckran coast, ii., 447 



Mediaeval superstitions, &c., iii., 28, 32 



Medicine, fish in, iii., 51, 52, 90 



Mediterranean (the), deep-sea trawl- 

 ing, i., 277 ; civilization on its shores 

 promoted by fishermen, iv., 5 ; absence 

 of cod in, v., 121 ; export of dried cod- 

 fish to Mediterranean ports, v., 131 ; 

 dredging, v., 277 ; scantiness of fish 

 in, attributed to over-fishing, v., 359 ; 

 vii., 258; nets used, and method of 

 fishing, v., 359-360 ; disappearance 

 of certain species of fish, vii., 246; 

 migratory fish, vii., 247, 248 ; enor- 

 mous destruction of fish owing to the 

 use of improper nets, vii., 251 



Medusae, their association with young 

 fishes, x., 210 



Medway (the), rules of Thames Con- 

 servancy respecting fishing in, iii., 



