2 HERRING FISHERY. 



Of the Herring Fijhery on the coajh of Ireland and 

 Scotland. 



The herring fifiiery of Ireland is very like that of 

 Yarmouth, and the Irifh fea abounds with herrings 

 from Augufl to O&ober. In Scotland, inftead of 

 finoking their herrings, as was formerly the cuf~ 

 torn they make white herrings, either becaufe, 

 on account of the herrings having removed from 

 the coait, they are obliged to fait them on board 

 their veflels, or becaufe, white herrings are pre- 

 ferred in Italy* 



Of the falling of Herrings at fea. 



The Englifh, engaged in the Yarmouth fifhery^ 

 keep very near the coaft, and therefore bring their 

 herrings to land foon after they are caught. But 

 the fiihers of the Channel, as they often go out 

 far from land, and are therefore apprehensive the 

 fim may be fpoiled before they can return to port, 

 take with them fame barrels of fait for the pur- 

 pqfe of at lead corning the herrings, fo as that 

 they may keep for fome days ; however, this fort 

 of preparation is not fufficient for the herrings, that 

 they take in the North and Yarmouth fiiheries ; 

 they muft be at lead calked, and even barreled 

 as far as poffible. The Dutch and French, that go 

 out on thefe fifheries, praftife this preparation, 

 and the method of doing it is generally as fol- 

 lows. 



