The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 29National Geographic Society, 1916 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 546
... fishery about Newfoundland was conducted by Normans and Bretons as early as 1504 , and there is a tradition among the fishermen of the Bay of Bis- cay that one of their number who had been fishing in the western Atlantic in- formed ...
... fishery about Newfoundland was conducted by Normans and Bretons as early as 1504 , and there is a tradition among the fishermen of the Bay of Bis- cay that one of their number who had been fishing in the western Atlantic in- formed ...
Page 547
... fishery has been declining , and in numerous ports that once derived most of their wealth from the industry there have for a long time existed only memories of former greatness . For a number of years the INDIANS STRIPPING THEIR PREY AT ...
... fishery has been declining , and in numerous ports that once derived most of their wealth from the industry there have for a long time existed only memories of former greatness . For a number of years the INDIANS STRIPPING THEIR PREY AT ...
Page 549
... fishery in early years have been very scarce and their pursuit has been unprofitable ; and the present im- portance of the whale fishery , amounting in value to less than 2 per cent of the American fisheries , depends on the tak- ing ...
... fishery in early years have been very scarce and their pursuit has been unprofitable ; and the present im- portance of the whale fishery , amounting in value to less than 2 per cent of the American fisheries , depends on the tak- ing ...
Page 551
... fishery from Maine to Florida . Although the menhaden is a palatable food fish , its principal value now , as in the past , is for conversion into oil and fertilizer . At times it is exceedingly fat , and yields a cheap grade of oil ...
... fishery from Maine to Florida . Although the menhaden is a palatable food fish , its principal value now , as in the past , is for conversion into oil and fertilizer . At times it is exceedingly fat , and yields a cheap grade of oil ...
Page 552
... fishery from Maine to Delaware and is the principal means of livelihood in many New Eng- . land communities . For many years the fishery has presented the striking anomaly of an annually declining output and an annually increasing ...
... fishery from Maine to Delaware and is the principal means of livelihood in many New Eng- . land communities . For many years the fishery has presented the striking anomaly of an annually declining output and an annually increasing ...
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