A View of the Present State of the Salmon and Channel-fisheries: And of the Statute Laws by which They are Regulated ... Comprehending Also the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon ... Together with the Form of a New Act, Designed to Remedy the Evils So Generally Complained Of; and an Abstract of the Evidence Before the Committee of the House of Commons Upon the Subject, with Notes |
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... most rapid rivers for hundreds of miles , and spring over cataracts several feet in height . When they have attained a place fit for their pur- B pose , the male and female join in forming a THE Natural History of the Salmon.
... most rapid rivers for hundreds of miles , and spring over cataracts several feet in height . When they have attained a place fit for their pur- B pose , the male and female join in forming a THE Natural History of the Salmon.
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... female join in forming a re- ceptacle for their spawn in the sand or gravel , about eighteen inches deep , which they afterwards cover up ; and having performed this duty , they hasten back to the sea , being now very poor and lean ...
... female join in forming a re- ceptacle for their spawn in the sand or gravel , about eighteen inches deep , which they afterwards cover up ; and having performed this duty , they hasten back to the sea , being now very poor and lean ...
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... females , have ; yet , for want of this distinction , a great many of the former have been destroyed . This , if they pair * , must render the female unproductive , and the destruction of them is consequently a most pernicious practice ...
... females , have ; yet , for want of this distinction , a great many of the former have been destroyed . This , if they pair * , must render the female unproductive , and the destruction of them is consequently a most pernicious practice ...
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... female cod - fish gives 9,340,000 ; and the com- mon crab 4,334,000 . The porpoise produces only one , and yet porpoises are more plentiful than stur- geons . There seems to be no positive general rule in Nature upon this subject : such ...
... female cod - fish gives 9,340,000 ; and the com- mon crab 4,334,000 . The porpoise produces only one , and yet porpoises are more plentiful than stur- geons . There seems to be no positive general rule in Nature upon this subject : such ...
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... females , which were in such a state that they could not be made use of , were put above the weir ; the others , all unseasonable , were clandestinely sold about the town , at a low price . The poor forlorn females . were sent up the ...
... females , which were in such a state that they could not be made use of , were put above the weir ; the others , all unseasonable , were clandestinely sold about the town , at a low price . The poor forlorn females . were sent up the ...
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