. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 33^ AMERICAN FISHES. under consideration, but this expensive mode of fishing does not seem to be required at j)resent, since the supply of fine-flavored food-fishes is more than e(iual to the demand. With an eye to the interest of the American fishermen, Prof. Baird some years ago detailed Capt. J. W. Collins, of the Fish Commission, one of the most experienced fishermen of Massachusetts, to stuil
. American fishes [microform] : a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 33^ AMERICAN FISHES. under consideration, but this expensive mode of fishing does not seem to be required at j)resent, since the supply of fine-flavored food-fishes is more than e(iual to the demand. With an eye to the interest of the American fishermen, Prof. Baird some years ago detailed Capt. J. W. Collins, of the Fish Commission, one of the most experienced fishermen of Massachusetts, to stuily the trawl fishery of the (ierman Ocean, and his report which is in press, will soon be published. Finally, it may not be amiss to state that Mr. E. (}. Blackford, of Ful- ton Market, New York, has for some time been authorized by the Com- missioner of Fisheries to pay twenty-five dollars to any one who should present a true Turbot or a true Sole, caught on the coast. This offer is still i i;. 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 Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896. Boston : Estes and Lauriat
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