. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 35. COMMERCIAL FISHING "Fishing Boats and Equipment," by John Burgess, 216 pp., illus., 1966. Fishing News (Books) Ltd., London. Realizing the lack of literature on how to set about fishing for a living, Burgess has written a textbook based on information acquired as owner and opera- tor of 6 boats in England and Australia during the last 30 years. He provides some theoretical knowledge of fisheries, and describes the gear most im- portant to the beginner. Designed to help both commercial fishermen and would-be fisher- men, the bo
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 35. COMMERCIAL FISHING "Fishing Boats and Equipment," by John Burgess, 216 pp., illus., 1966. Fishing News (Books) Ltd., London. Realizing the lack of literature on how to set about fishing for a living, Burgess has written a textbook based on information acquired as owner and opera- tor of 6 boats in England and Australia during the last 30 years. He provides some theoretical knowledge of fisheries, and describes the gear most im- portant to the beginner. Designed to help both commercial fishermen and would-be fisher- men, the book covers all important aspects of outfitting a boat for commercial fishing. FISHING BOATS "A Guide to Fishing Boats andTheir Gear," by Carvel Hall Blair and Willits Dyer Ansel, 142 pp., illus., $, 1968. Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge, Md. The International Rules of the Road require that "All vessels not engaged in fishing . . shall, when under- way, keep out of the way of vessels engaged in ; To keep out of the way of a fish- ing craft, one must know what type of equip- ment it is using. Since nets, for instance, are invisible from an approaching ship, one must determine from the looks of a vessel what it is, what it is doing, and what it is likely to do next. On a very modest scale, this book attempts to do for the world's fishing craft what Jane's or Talbot Booth's does for fighting and mer- chant ships. Chapter I describes the basic methods of the commercial fisherman and the equipment he uses. Succeeding chapters cover specific types: trawlers, hook and liners, gill netters, seiners, harpooners, support ships, research vessels, and small craft. SPORTS FISHING "Fishing From Boats," byMiltRosko, 272 pp., illus.,$, 1968. MacMillan, New York. Rosko tells the fisherman everything he needs to know for successful fishing in coastal wa- ters. He provides detailed information on fishing techniques, tackle, boats, and the species most
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