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The foregoing specimens represent the important types of 

 aquatic life in Japan. 



They are taken either by angling (Gymnosarda) or with a 

 net (Clupea) or both (Thynnus, Pagrus, Scomber) diving (Halio- 

 tis, Gelidium) and most of them are used as food, fresh, roasted, 

 boiled, salted etc. while the major portion of Clupea is consumed 

 as fertilizers. 



They are generally taken all the year round, but some such 

 as chupea hareugus have a particular fishing season of very 

 short duration. 



Fishermen and Fishing Boats. 



Fishery in Japan is developed everywhere along the sea- 

 coast and in rivers, as a consequence of which the number of 

 fishermen is extremely numerous. According to the census in- 

 vestigation made in 1908, the number of men devoted to fishery 

 is 810,717 and those combining farming are 930,053, consequently, 

 the number of fishing-boats used by these fishermen has grown, 

 according to the statistics taken in 1908, to be 431,575, of which 

 boats with lengths of over 30 feet number 28,500, those of over 

 18 feet to 30 feet in length 121,700 and those under 18 feet 

 in length number 281,300, besides there are some 3C0 ships 

 made after real or imitation occidental types. Statistical com- 

 parison of fishing boats during the space of 18 years from 

 1 89 1- 1 908 shows us that small fishing boats under 18 feet 

 gradually decreased in number while those above 18 feet are 

 being increased, and the number of boats over 30 feet shows 

 a sudden increase from 7,960 to 28,532 and in reference to the 

 number of occidental type ships it may be noted that during the 

 corresponding space of time it was increased from 4 schooners 



