HALL, RUSSELL & Co.
LIMITED
Shipbuilders, Engineers
and Boilermakers
ABERDEEN
SPECIALITY
The designing and building of
STEAM
TRAWLERS
and
FISHING VESSELS
for NORTH SEA
ICELANDIC
NEWFOUNDLAND
AND TROPICAL FISHING
Telegrams: “Halrussel, Aberdeen”
Telegrams. MASSEY HULL
Telephones:—{ HULL. 5213 NAT. (6 LINES)
{ GRIMSBY. 2615 NAT.
W. A. MASSEY & SONS
LIMITED.
Ship Salesmen,
Valuers,
BROKERS for the SALE & PURCHASE
of every description of Shipping property.
STEAM TRAWLERS,
and every kind of
Fishing Vessel a speciality.
Contractors to the British Admiralty
Crown Agents for the Colonies,
&c., &c.
Head Office, Alfred Gelder Street,
HULL.
Branch Offices at
GRIMSBY, GOOLE
and IMMINGHAM.
THE FISHING INDUSTRY
PITMAN’S
COMMON COMMODITIES
AND INDUSTRIES SERIES
Each book in crown 8vo, illustrated, 3/-net
TEA. By A. Ibbetson
COFFEE. By B. B. Keable
SUGAR. By Geo. Martineau, C.B.
OILS. By C. Ainsworth Mitchell, B.A., F.I.C.
WHEAT. By Andrew Millar.
RUBBER. By C. Beadle and H. P. Stevens, M.A., Ph.D., F.I.C.
IRON AND STEEL. By C. Hood
COPPER. By H. K. Picard
COAL. By F. H. Wilson, M.I.M.E.
TIMBER. By W. Bullock
COTTON. By R. J. Peake
SILK. By Luther Hooper
WOOL. By J. A. Hunter
LINEN. By Alfred S. Moore
TOBACCO. By A. E. Tanner
LEATHER. By K. J. Adcock
KNITTED FABRICS. By J. Chamberlain and J. H. Quilter
CLAYS. By Alfred S. Searle
PAPER. By Harry A. Maddox
SOAP. By W. A. Simmons, B.Sc.
THE MOTOR INDUSTRY. By Horace Wyatt, B.A.
GLASS AND GLASS MAKING. By Percival Marson
GUMS AND RESINS. By E. J. Parry, B.Sc., F.I.C., F.C.S.
THE BOOT AND SHOE INDUSTRY. By J. S. Harding
GAS AND GAS MAKING. By W. H. Y. Webber
FURNITURE. By H. E. Binstead
COAL TAR. By A. R. Warnes
PETROLEUM. By A. Lidgett
SALT. By A. F. Calvert
ZINC. By T. E. Lones, M.A., B.Sc.
PHOTOGRAPHY. By Wm. Gamble
ASBESTOS. By A. L. Summers
SILVER. By Benjamin White
CARPETS. By Reginald S. Brinton
PAINTS AND VARNISHES. By A. S. Jennings
CORDAGE AND CORDAGE HEMP AND FIBRES. By T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
ACIDS AND ALKALIS. By G. H. J. Adlam
ELECTRICITY. By R. E. Neale, B.Sc., Hons.
ALUMINIUM. By G. Mortimer
GOLD. By Benjamin White
BUTTER AND CHEESE. By C. W. Walker-Tisdale and Jean Jones
THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. By A. Barker
LEAD. By J. A. Smythe, D.Sc.
ENGRAVING. By T. W. Lascelles
STONES AND QUARRIES. By J. Allen Howe, O.B.E., B.Sc.
EXPLOSIVES. By S. I. Levy, B.Sc.
THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY. By B. W. Poole, M.U.K.A.
TELEGRAPHY, TELEPHONY, AND WIRELESS. By J. Poole
PERFUMERY. By E. J. Parry
THE ELECTRIC LAMP INDUSTRY. By G. Arncliffe Percival
ICE AND COLD STORAGE. By B. H. Springett
GLOVES AND THE GLOVE TRADE. By B. E. Ellis
JUTE. By T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
DRUGS IN COMMERCE. By J. Humphrey
THE FILM INDUSTRY. By Davidson Boughey
CYCLE INDUSTRY. By W. Grew
SULPHUR. By Harold A. Auden
TEXTILE BLEACHING. By Alec B. Steven
PLAYER PLANO. By D. Miller Wilson
WINE AND THE WINE TRADE. By Andre L. Simon
IRONFOUNDING. By B. Whiteley
COTTON SPINNING. By A. S. Wade
ALCOHOL IN COMMERCE. By C. Simmonds, O.B.E., B.Sc., F.I.C.
CONCRETE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE. By W. Noble Twelvetrees
SPONGES. By E. J. J. Cresswell
WALL PAPER. By G. Whiteley Ward
CLOCKS AND WATCHES. By G. L. Overton
INCANDESCENT LIGHTING. By S. I. Levy, B.A., B.Sc., F.I.C.
THE FISHING INDUSTRY. By Dr. W. E. Gibbs
OIL FOR POWER PURPOSES. By S. H. North
STARCH AND STARCH PRODUCTS. By H. A. Auden, D.Sc., F.C.S.
TALKING MACHINES. By O. Mitchell
NICKEL. By B. H. White
HAULING THE TRAWL
Frontispiece.
PITMAN’S COMMON COMMODITIES
AND INDUSTRIES
THE
FISHING INDUSTRY
BY
W. E. GIBBS, D.Sc.
LONDON
SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD.
PARKER STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2
BATH, MELBOURNE, TORONTO, NEW YORK
1922
Printed by
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
Bath, England