The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 93A. Constable, 1851 |
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Page 353
... river or estuary . The salmon returning to the fresh water does not lie off in mid - ocean , and then , as with a needle and compass , steer right into the river's mouth . It feels , or , as Sir Humphry Davy expressed it to the ...
... river or estuary . The salmon returning to the fresh water does not lie off in mid - ocean , and then , as with a needle and compass , steer right into the river's mouth . It feels , or , as Sir Humphry Davy expressed it to the ...
Page 355
... river fisheries of the Tay in 1812 , the last year of the stake - nets , was 1,175 ; in 1819 , after they had been completely removed , 5,694 . It may be said , that these were stake - nets in an illegal posi- tion , and therefore not ...
... river fisheries of the Tay in 1812 , the last year of the stake - nets , was 1,175 ; in 1819 , after they had been completely removed , 5,694 . It may be said , that these were stake - nets in an illegal posi- tion , and therefore not ...
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... river where they are bred . ' But Mr. Buist's evidence is very much shaken by the fact that the fish are seen , year after year , struggling to ascend rivers where no fish have been born for generations , and that too in the case both of ...
... river where they are bred . ' But Mr. Buist's evidence is very much shaken by the fact that the fish are seen , year after year , struggling to ascend rivers where no fish have been born for generations , and that too in the case both of ...
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