. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture . ummerit is generally scarce southward, although still taken northward. Theyoung are, however, seen in San Diego in the summer. It is probably tosome extent migratory along the coast, but as little attention is paid to it,no definite data can be given. It is brought into the markets when taken,and is sold with the Herring. The question of the possibility of canningit in oil, like the Sardine, has been considerably discussed. It wouldprobably prove unpr
. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture . ummerit is generally scarce southward, although still taken northward. Theyoung are, however, seen in San Diego in the summer. It is probably tosome extent migratory along the coast, but as little attention is paid to it,no definite data can be given. It is brought into the markets when taken,and is sold with the Herring. The question of the possibility of canningit in oil, like the Sardine, has been considerably discussed. It wouldprobably prove unprofitable, from the high price of labor and the uncer-tain supply of fish. Far more abundant than the Herring, and occurring at times on all partsof our Atlantic coast, is the Menhaden, Brcvoortia tyraiimis. This specieshas at least thirty popular names, most of them limited in their use withinnarrow geographical boundaries. To this circumstance may be attributedthe prevailing ignorance regarding its habits and migrations, among ourfishermen, which has perhaps prevented the more extensive utilization ofthis fish, particularly in the
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