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MR. T. J. WIGG ON THE HERRING FISHERY 
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NOTES OX THE HERRING FISHERY OF 1900. 
By T. J. Wigg, 
Honorary Secretary Great Yarmouth Section. 
Read 26th March, 1901. 
The annual Herring Fishery has of late years grown to such 
enormous proportions, that even the increased space marked out 
on the South Denes at Yarmouth has been found too small for 
the inrush, and the Town Council has been obliged to set apart 
more spaces for firms who yearly find Yarmouth a good field for 
operations. A feature of this year’s fishing is the great number of 
steam-drifters fishing out of Yarmouth. Some of them are fine 
boats, and travel fast, and it is a grand sight to see them scudding 
about among the other and slower craft. Wind and tide do not 
affect them, and they make much quicker voyages than did the old- 
time luggers. Since the last fishing a number of large fishing 
premises have been erected on the Denes by well-known Scotch 
firms. These are replete with all the most recent improvements. 
Owing to the large number of boats fishing from Yarmouth, there 
has been some difficulty to find berths for all comers ; and many of 
the steamers, after disposing of their cargoes, were obliged to move 
much higher up the river ; while some of the Scotch craft have, at 
times, been obliged to land their Herrings on the Quay near the 
Town Hall (about a mile from the Fish Wharf). 
In connection with this year’s fishing it is worth noting that 
there were in port a far larger number of Scotch boats than has 
hitherto come to Yarmouth. 
The Herring Fishery is growing year by year, being fostered by 
