CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER IX. 



On Smaller Ponds 



The filthy State of our Fish Ponds 



The Use of Weeds in Ponds . . 



How Ponds should he Fished . . 



On the Formation of Ponds . . 



The best Fish and their Proportions for Ponds 



The Growth of Fish in Mr. Maltby's Ponds . 



Roach objectionable in Carp Ponds . 



Eels objectionable in Ponds . . . 



The Destructiveness of Swans . . . 



Theu" ravenous Taste for Fish Spawn 



The Perch in Ponds 



The Spiegel Carp 



Pike in Ponds and Lakes .... 

 Bream in Ponds and Lakes . . 

 Salmon Fry and Smolts in Ponds 



CHAPTER X. 



Our Sea Fisheries 



Bounties on Herrings, and their Advantage . . . . 

 Absence of Information with regard to Sea Fisheries . 

 The case of the Newfoundland Fisheries . . 



Depression of the Irish Fisheries 



The Encouragement afforded to the French Fisheries . 



The Rockall Fishing Station 



The Herring Fishery . . 



Statistics of the Herring Fishery 



The Scotch Fishery Board and Glasgow Merchants . 

 Difference between Sprats and Herrings .... 

 Interest felt by other Nations in their Fisheries . 

 Injury to Fisheries from Shrimp Nets . . . . 



Trawling Boundaries in Ireland 



Poison from Mining Operations Prejudicial .... 

 Encroachments of French Fishermen .... 

 Practice of the French towards our Fishing Boats . . 



Formation of Oyster Beds ... 



American Oysters, Clams, &c 



Cultivation of other Crustaoese . .... 



The Lagune of Commaohio . . 



The Lucrine Lake and Lake Fusaro 



Proceedings of the French at the lie de B^ . . . . 

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