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Excerpt from The Herring: Its Natural History and National Importance
Portions of this work have been read before the Royal Society and the Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh as well as at the meetings of the British Association at Oxford, Manchester, and Cambridge.
The author believes he has satisfactorily solved the hitherto disputed questions as to food, periodical visits, migration, &c. He has also, for the first time, established the important fact, that herrings Visit our coasts twice in the year, - that, in fact, there is a winter and a summer herring periodically arriving on the different coasts; and already, from this knowledge, additional supplies have been obtained where no previous fishery existed.
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Portions of this work have been read before the Royal Society and the Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh as well as at the meetings of the British Association at Oxford, Manchester, and Cambridge.
The author believes he has satisfactorily solved the hitherto disputed questions as to food, periodical visits, migration, &c. He has also, for the first time, established the important fact, that herrings Visit our coasts twice in the year, - that, in fact, there is a winter and a summer herring periodically arriving on the different coasts; and already, from this knowledge, additional supplies have been obtained where no previous fishery existed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
John M. Mitchell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266422853
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 394
Paperback
Contributors
Author
John M. Mitchell
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331612926
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 396
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