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I. Method of dividing the profits 367 
J. Effect of beam-trawling on the abundance of ffsh 369 
K. A cruise on a British North Sea trawler 373 
II. — Notes on the Beam-Trawl Fishery of Continental Europe. 
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III. — Attempts to use the Beam-Trawl in the Fisheries oe the United States. 
IV. — Possibilities o.f successfully using the Beam-Trawl in the Sea Fish- 
eries of the United States. 
A. Introductory Note. 
This report has been prepared for the purpose of placing before those 
directly interested in the fisheries of the United States such informa- 
tion as seems necessary to convey a moderately comprehensive idea of 
the British beam-trawl fishery. The history, development, and impor- 
tance of this special branch of the fisheries in European waters have 
been dwelt upon at some length. Attention has been called to the 
possible influence of the beam trawl on the abundance of fish, and the 
question of the introduction of this form of apparatus into the fisheries 
of the United States has been discussed. 
But in view of the possible employment of the beam -trawl for the 
capture of fish in American waters, special attention has been given to 
the various details of its construction. It has also been deemed desir- 
able, for the same reason, to describe at length the various forms of 
apparatus which are used in conjunction with the trawl, as well as the 
methods of fishing, the system of marketing the catch, and other mat- 
ters relating to the prosecution of the work in Europe, since a knowl- 
A. France 
1. Fishing grounds 
2. Vessels 
3. Apparatus 
4. Methods of fishing 
B. Belgium 
1. Fishing grounds 
2. Vessels 
3. Apparatus 
4. Methods of fishing 
C. Holland 
1. Fishing grounds 
2. Vessels 
3. Apparatus 
4. Methods of fishing 
D. Germany 
1. Fishing grounds 
2. Vessels 
3. Apparatus 
4. Methods of fishing 
E. Spain ----- 
1. The “ bou net ” or parella 
