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Excerpt from The Herring: Its Natural History and National Importance Portions of this work have been read before the Royal Society and the Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh as well as at the meetings of the British Association at Oxford, Manchester, and Cambridge. The author believes he has satisfactorily solved the hitherto disputed questions as to food, periodical visits, migration, &c. He has also, for the first time, established the important fact, that herrings Visit our coasts twice in the year, - that, in fact, there is a winter and a summer herring periodically arriving on the different coasts; and already, from this knowledge, additional supplies have been obtained where no previous fishery existed. 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.

A fascinating exploration of the cultural and economic significance of the herring, from its role in traditional cuisine to its modern uses in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.