HERRING FISHERY. 2 



the herrings to feed upon them. Another good 

 fign is, when the water is agitated to a certain 

 depth ; likewife when there are fat or greafy fpots, 

 floating like oil upon the fea, when not muck 

 troubled. 



Lights kept in the fifhing-boats are rather 

 ferviceable than hurtful to the fifhery, but great 

 lights coming from land drive the filh away. It is 

 alfo to be obferyed, that the ebbing or flowing of 

 the tide is immaterial, but that the greateft quantity 

 of fifti is ufually caught, when the water is fmoo.th. 



Of the Pec Herrings, or thofe taken moft early 

 in the Northern feas by the Dutch. 



Thefe herrings are very fat and large ; they arc 

 delicate and pleafing to the tafte, and are good 

 when falted ; but as they are fat and oily, it re- 

 quires much care to preferve them, and they are 

 never as white as the herrings, that are falted on 

 our coafts, There are but very few fliotten ones 

 found amongft them. The greateft part of them 

 have milt or eggs, which are only beginning to be 

 formed.. 



Of the Herring Ft/her y near Shetland. 



The Dutch ufually fet out for this fiftiery 

 towards the middle of June, but never begin it 

 until the evening of St. John's day. They don't 



fifli 



