PEKIODICAL VISITS OF THE HERRING. 09 



100 belong to Yarmouth, and 70 to Lowestoffe. The her- 

 rings are of a smaller size than those fished on the Nor- 

 thumberland coast ; in several years lately considerable 

 quantities of good herrings have been fished ofi" this coast 

 in June and July, but the principal fishery commences in 

 October, and continues for about two months. Great 

 numbers of foreigners fish at this locality, the most nume- 

 rous being Dutch and French. The herrings are found to 

 be smallest near the coast, and the boats, therefore, pro- 

 ceed half-sea over, as the largest herrings are preferred 

 for smoking ; the whole, or nearly the whole, of the her- 

 rings brought to Yarmouth, not sold fresh, being smoked. 

 The boats proceed from north to south as the season 

 advances. 



Kent. — The shoals of herrings ofi" Folkestone are in 

 some years very considerable ; they commence fishing in 

 the beginning of October, and continue to the end of 

 November. 



Sussex. — The fishery of this coast is principally carried 

 on by the Hastings boats ; they begin fishing in Novem- 

 ber and continue until the end of December, and the sup- 

 ply obtained at the fishery is often very considerable. 



Cornwall. — Herrings are caught on the coast of Corn- 

 wall in August and September, but not now in any great 

 quantity. The pilchard fishery seems to be the most 

 abundant at present ; but, about twelve years since, her- 

 rings in considerable quantities were taken near St Ives, 

 and but few pilchards. The Penzance and Cornish 

 fishermen are celebrated for the superiority of their fish- 

 ing-boats and materials ; they visit at the proper seasons 

 the herring-fisheries at the Isle of Man and on the coast 

 of Ireland. 



