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'I'unuiicUa, (Irdij iicl. — San Fraiicisro seems to l)e ilie onh'" phu-e in 

 tile United States ^^-lle|■e tliis rm-in 111' net is uM'i\. The nets are troni 

 ."lO to T.'i fatluiiiis ill leiie-tli. witli short wings ami a long bag and are 

 from (i to S feet high. A small steam-launch is used at each end and 

 the net is dragged ahiiig the hiittiiin. The meshes of the wings o[ the 

 net are Ij inches wide, the lower side wliii-h drags the bottom is made 

 of coarse twine with a mesh from ''. to 4 inches in width. Kie(|iiently. a 



