The Case of the Coasting Fishermen

by Fishing

$450 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A rare petition to Parliament relating to a current bill concerning the mesh size of fishing nets used along the coast of Great Britain. The fishing lobby here argues that the clause limiting mesh size to four inches, except for use with Herrings, Pilchards, Sprats and Sardenas, will prevent the catching of various larger fish and lobster and thereby ruin much of the national fishing industry. They claim that the fishmongers, who support the regulation, would prefer to bring in Foreign

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