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Excerpt from The Sea Fisheries of Great Britain and Ireland: An Account of the Practical Working of the Various Fisheries Around the British Islands, With Illustrations and Descriptions of the Boats, Nets and Other Gear in Use The position occupied by the Sea Fisheries among the industries of the United Kingdom is one of pecu liar importance. Their value in adding largely to the food resources of the country is of course very great 5 but it is scarcely less important, that they cannot be carried on without contributing to the development of particular trades and manufactures, all of which are of essential consequence to a maritime people like our own; and that they are a regular means of training a large number of men and boys to the endurance of hardships and dangers, which are unavoidable elements in a seafaring life. And when we consider the extent of our coast line, and that at even ever;t little village on it, some of the population, and frequently many of them, are fishermen, we can hardly doubt but that the self-reliance and forethought induced in them by the necessities of their vocation, must have some influence for good on the national character. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.