58 COD FISHERY. 



and belly, and behind the anus, of which almoft 

 all the rays are pliable, beiides two fins, one behind 

 each- gill, and two more under the neck or 

 breaft. Some of them have a kind of beard at 

 the lower jaw, others not. 



Of the common Cod-fijh. 



Cod-Mi comes originally from the North, and 

 fpreads itfelf into a great part of the ocean. When 

 the weather is very cold, they retire into deep 

 bottoms, but, as foon as it becomes milder, they 

 appear on the banks near the coafts, and in gulfs. 

 They come, however, fooner or later to certain 

 places, according as there are banks, or flioals of 

 fuch fifli, as they feed upon. 



Fifoing for Cod-fijh on the coafts of France. 



Although cod-fim is not very common on the 

 French coafts, yet fome of them are taken there 

 either in wiers, or with lines and hooks, or in 

 nets, laid out for taking other forts of fim. Large 

 cod is feldom taken by thefe modes of flming \ 

 but in the Channel they frequently take young 

 ones, that are not bigger than whitings. 



Large cod-fifh is taken more commonly at the 

 opening of the Channel, or at the entrance of 

 the German fea. For this purpofe, they throw 

 cut, on the bottom of the fea, large lines furniihed 



with 



