. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. THE SHORES OF BRITAIN. 79 r t. MACKARBL BOAT OFF HASTINGS. choice; or in any other sense than that of many individuals independently actuated by a similar mo- tive, flocking to any place where food is plentiful. The Cod rarely comes into the shallows ; but haunts the deep water, feeding at the rocky bottom, on ma- rine worms, Crustacea, and shelled moUusca. It is a voracious fish; Mr. Crouch records having taken thirty-five crabs, none of them less than a half-crown piece, from
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. THE SHORES OF BRITAIN. 79 r t. MACKARBL BOAT OFF HASTINGS. choice; or in any other sense than that of many individuals independently actuated by a similar mo- tive, flocking to any place where food is plentiful. The Cod rarely comes into the shallows ; but haunts the deep water, feeding at the rocky bottom, on ma- rine worms, Crustacea, and shelled moUusca. It is a voracious fish; Mr. Crouch records having taken thirty-five crabs, none of them less than a half-crown piece, from the stomach of a single Cod: his greedi- ness is often his own destruction and the fisher- man's advantage, for it induces him readily to seize the bait. It is most abundant on the north and west coasts of Scotland, but is taken in consider- able plenty all round the coasts of our island. In. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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