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Cornish seines and seiners: A history of the pilchard fishing industry

Cyril Noall

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Description:In Times Gone By The Pilchard Fishery was one of Cornwall's staple industries, giving employment to thousands both afloat and onshore. This little silvery fish was caught by fleets of picturesque brown-sailed drifters operating from the larger ports, and also by a multitude of seines-fine-meshed nets of enormous length which were shot in a circle around the densely packed shoals as they came into shallow water, enclosing the fish in a vast twine prison from which the fishermen were able to "tuck" them at leisure.All aspects of the industry are covered , from the strict and complex legislation by which it was controlled, to the techniques used in curing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cornish seines and seiners: A history of the pilchard fishing industry. To get started finding Cornish seines and seiners: A history of the pilchard fishing industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 156

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Bradford Barton

Release: 1972

ISBN: 0851530907

Description: In Times Gone By The Pilchard Fishery was one of Cornwall's staple industries, giving employment to thousands both afloat and onshore. This little silvery fish was caught by fleets of picturesque brown-sailed drifters operating from the larger ports, and also by a multitude of seines-fine-meshed nets of enormous length which were shot in a circle around the densely packed shoals as they came into shallow water, enclosing the fish in a vast twine prison from which the fishermen were able to "tuck" them at leisure.All aspects of the industry are covered , from the strict and complex legislation by which it was controlled, to the techniques used in curing.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cornish seines and seiners: A history of the pilchard fishing industry. To get started finding Cornish seines and seiners: A history of the pilchard fishing industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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