The salmon fisheries of England, 18681868 |
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101 페이지 - ... shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than two, nor more than twenty dollars, for each offence, to be recovered by...
42 페이지 - The produce of the sea around our coasts bears a far higher proportion to that of the land than is generally imagined. The most frequented fishing grounds are much more prolific of food than the same extent of the richest land. Once in the year an acre of good land carefully tilled produces a ton of corn, or two or three cwts.
42 페이지 - ... the best fishing grounds, yields a greater weight of food to the persevering fisherman every week in the year. Five vessels, belonging to the same owner, in a single night's fishing, brought in 17 tons weight of fish — an amount of wholesome food equal in weight to that of 50 cattle or 300 sheep. The ground which these vessels covered during the night's fishing could not have exceeded an area of 50 acres.
101 페이지 - Act, shall, for each and every offence, forfeit the sum of thirty dollars, one-half thereof to the use of the complainant and the other half to the use of the town or city where the offence shall be committed.
101 페이지 - English language of the rates of ferriage charges thereon, and authorized by law to be charged for ferriage over such ferry. If any such person shall fail to comply with the provisions of this section, or shall post a false schedule, he shall forfeit the sum of fifty dollars for each day's neglect or refusal to post such schedule or any of them, to be recovered by any person who shall sue therefor in any court of competent jurisdiction.
42 페이지 - ... of meat or cheese. The same area at the bottom of the sea on the best fishing grounds yields a greater weight of food to the persevering fisherman every week in the year. Five vessels belonging to the same owner, in a single night's fishing, have brought in 17 tons weight of fish, an amount of wholesome food equal in weight to that of 50 cattle, or 300 sheep.
104 페이지 - The board shall also annually choose a secretary and a treasurer (or one person to act as both secretary and treasurer), who need not be members of the board, who shall hold office for one year, subject to removal by the board at any time, with or without cause. The board may also appoint...
103 페이지 - ... shad at any other time than between the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June in each year, and every person who shall, at any other time, take any shad or set or draw any net or seine in said river, or aid or assist therein, for the purpose of taking shad, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars to the treasury of the State, and their nets shall be confiscated ; provided that nothing in this section shall apply to...
103 페이지 - freshwater fish " includes all kinds of fish (other than pollan, trout, and char) which live in fresh water, except those kinds which migrate to or from the open sea : (2.) The period between the fifteenth day of March and the fifteenth day of June, both inclusive, shall be a close...
42 페이지 - ... and science, now fairly awakened to this important point. That it is an important point to the public, especially at the present period of high-priced provisions, may be gathered from the Report of the English Sea-Fishery Commissioners (1866), which informs us that " London alone consumes annually 80,000 tons of sea-fish, not estimating salmon, herrings, sprats, eels, crabs and lobsters, oysters, mussels, and shrimps ; this in the aggregate greatly exceeds in weight the consumption of beef in...