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A Rod-and-Line Fishery for Herrings at Plymouth, 1937–1953

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

D.F. Kelley
D.F. Kelley
Affiliation:
Old Farm, Trebetherick, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6SB
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Occasional small specimens of herring have, since at least 1875, been taken by Plymouth anglers in winter under harbour lights. In 1937 larger herrings appeared, and a specialised rod fishery developed which continued, apart from the war years, until 1953, when it collapsed suddenly.

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Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , August 1989 , pp. 739 - 740
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1989

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