. Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats. An account of the practical working of the various fisheries around the British Islands. With illustrations and descriptions of the boats, nets, and other gear in use, by Edmund W. H. Holdsworth. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishing boats. 240 DEEP-SEA FISHING. been all counted into the baskets, she returns to land, and is placed broadside to the beach for the greater convenience of the men who have to take the fish on shore. A swill of fish is then raised to the gunwale of the boat, and a couple of beachmen take the basket between them in their arms, formi
. Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats. An account of the practical working of the various fisheries around the British Islands. With illustrations and descriptions of the boats, nets, and other gear in use, by Edmund W. H. Holdsworth. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishing boats. 240 DEEP-SEA FISHING. been all counted into the baskets, she returns to land, and is placed broadside to the beach for the greater convenience of the men who have to take the fish on shore. A swill of fish is then raised to the gunwale of the boat, and a couple of beachmen take the basket between them in their arms, forming a bed for it by clasping each other by the hand—the right-hand man with his left and the other with his right hand—tlie other hands being brought round in front. In this way the swills are carried up the beach, and then placed in rows, two deep, ready for the sale, which takes place as soon as the cargo is Landing Fish on Yarmouth Beach. On the eastern coast of England, excepting that part in the immediate neighbourhood of Scotland, herrings are commonly reckoned by the " last,"^ nomi- ^ " Tlie Saxon laat—a burden in general, as also particularh'', a certain weiglit t>r measure; for as wc say a last of herrings, so they say ciu last corns, &;— (Swinden, p. 39, note.). 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 Holdsworth, E. W. H. (Edmund William Hunt), 1829-1915. London, E. Stanford
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