The Harvest of the Sea / A contribution to the natural and economic history of the British food fishes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Variations in hyphenation and accents have been standardised but all other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
With a few exceptions French words are not accented.
In Chapter X, St Monance Uppertown and Overtown both used for the same location.
THE HARVEST OF THE SEA.
VIEW OF WICK HARBOUR DURING THE HERRING SEASON.
A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE BRITISH FOOD FISHES
By JAMES G. BERTRAM
Polonius.—Do you know me, my lord? Hamlet.—Excellent well; you are a fishmonger. Shakespeare.
WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS.
LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1865
Printed by R. Clark, Edinburgh .
It is not my intention to inflict upon the reader a formal Preface. It would, however, be ungrateful were I not to take an opportunity of acknowledging the aid and information kindly afforded by various Members of the French Government; also by Professor Coste of the French Institute; M. Coumes of Strasbourg; the Authorities at Huningue; the Intendant of the Jardin d’Acclimatisation of Paris; Mr. Robert Buist; Mr. John Cleghorn; Jonathan Couch, Esq. of Polperro; Mr. H. Dempster; Thomas Ashworth, Esq.; Mr. Robert Cowie; Mr. R. P. Scott; Edward Cooke, Esq., R.A., to whose kindness I am indebted for the characteristic Sketches of “The Angler Fish” and “Jack in his Element.”