ENEMIES OF THE HERRING. 39 



We are also of opinion, that any operation which tends 

 to disturb or scare the herring may drive away or diminish 

 the shoals ; such as leaving the nets loaded with herrings 

 in the water when they are unable to be taken out in con- 

 sequence of their weight, throwing the refuse into the sea 

 after gutting the herring, as is done by the Dutch busses, 

 or allowing the refuse of tlie oil of the herrings to go into 

 the sea, as was done on the Swedish coast. 



