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THE BIOLOGY OF FISHES
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European countries,_exclüdihg the Mediterranean,
j
ab0ut 5—,600,000,0OO lbs; of shifrom the sea ; Great
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and Ireland alone about 2,4oo,ooo,ooo
Norway a
more than half that amount, Germany and France each
about one—sixth.
The quantities landed in the United
States are about the same as those
Great
and Ireland, and in japan also the same, Whilst the catchgof;
’
_
sh in Canada is estimated at about 900,000,0001bs;
fit Î
these together we have already over n,ooo,ooo,ooo
the product of the sheries in the northern
excluding the Mediterranean countries, the islands of the?
Atlantic, Central America, India and
If we
add these and also the sheries in the Southern
,
the quantities of sh taken annually from the sea all the world
,_
over
not far short of 15,ooo,ooo,ooo lbs;
Since the
the Herring, make up {mor—e?
tha—11. half the total amount, We
estimate the aver—agé,
’
Weight of the sh_to be about one and a-half pounds,
gives as a rough estimate the imihberof I0,000-,000,0ç0;}éh;;;
taken annually from the sea. The estimate is of—ngjscienè îj_.{
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value, but it givessome impression of what
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addition, the
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j-lôbsters, etc.—,: provide…
and
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thousands of people;
.
though not exactly food,cofne
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and,
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lustrehke—Hahotls ?
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andseacucumbers (Trepangbechedemer ) Whilst
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