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PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY. 



in shallow water among the rocks and sea-weed. At night, 

 the lobsters collect about the bait, and also thousands of 

 sea-urchins. When the tide recedes, and daylight ap- 

 pears, the lobsters take cover under the large ribbons of 

 kelp and the other large sea-weeds. By anchoring a boat 

 over the bait at low water, the lobsters are searched for 

 under the weeds and easily gaffed into the boat. 



If ripples obscure the view, fish "gurry " or oil should 

 be thrown about the boat, to give the water a placid sur- 



STAR-FISH. 



face. Lobsters are also taken in crates with tunnelled en- 

 trances, which are baited with fish and sunken on a rocky 

 bottom. 



Crabs may be taken in small crates, like those used for 

 lobsters, or by dredging. They may also be caught by 

 placing bait over light lift-nets, which must be drawn up 



