. British fish and fisheries. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishes. THE SALMON. 115 estuary of rivers, ascending with the flood- tide, and returning with the ebb. For many a mile on each side, extending between high and low water-mark, are fixed nets of a peculiar construction, supported on firm stakes, and deepening, to meet the increasing depth of the water, from the edge of the shore to the low- water fine. These stake-nets are generally placed in opposition to the tide, so as to capture the fish brought iip the estuary. Their form is better delineated than described. We must. imagine the tid
. British fish and fisheries. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishes. THE SALMON. 115 estuary of rivers, ascending with the flood- tide, and returning with the ebb. For many a mile on each side, extending between high and low water-mark, are fixed nets of a peculiar construction, supported on firm stakes, and deepening, to meet the increasing depth of the water, from the edge of the shore to the low- water fine. These stake-nets are generally placed in opposition to the tide, so as to capture the fish brought iip the estuary. Their form is better delineated than described. We must. imagine the tide coming in, and the upper part of the stake-net only visible above the water. Suppose from the bank, a, two perpendicular converging walls of net, b and c, extending to low-water mark, form a sort of embouchure. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Martin, W. C. L. (William Charles Linnaeus), 1798-1864. London Religious Tract Society
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