Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883.

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[1883]
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Credit: Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    These boats are 43 feet long, with 13^ feet beam; they are used in the same manner as described 90 Models—Namoa Fishing Fleet. These boats go out in fleets of 40 or 45 all the year round, two large boats acting as guides to the fishing grounds. They depart with the ebb tide and return with the flood. The leading boats drag the nets, and the small craft assist in hauling them up. This is the procedure from August to April. During the months of May, June, and July the boats fish in pairs. 91 Model—Fishing Boat: §1] f?j| jjg, Kou tiao ch'uan. This boat is 32 feet long, with 10J feet beam. It is built in water-tight compartments, for stowing the fish. A mat spread over the top affords shelter to the crew. 92 Models—Boats for Seine Fishing: Chua tseng. These are usually 37 feet long, with 11 feet beam, and are employed all the year round. Each boat carries a net, so that the same net requires to be used only every other day. For dragging the net the wind alone is relied upon. 93 Model—Fishing Boat: •$§, Niao wang. This boat is 28 feet long, with 8 feet beam. It is built with open compartments. In the after part a small space is covered in for the crew. Has a flat bottom, and is generally 36 feet long, with ii£ feet beam. The centre of the boat is left open ; in the fore part is a tank for water; and the after part is decked over for the crew. Is employed from May to October. 95 Model—Fishing Boat: 1[£ Ifi Shou yii ch'uan. Is 28 feet long, with 9 feet beam, and built like the preceding. Usually employed as a tender to boats of the kind described under Nos. 78 and 79, Class I. 96 Model—Fishing Boat: $£ M)> Ch'en kou. Length, 29 feet, with 10 feet beam. This boat is entirely open, but a mat spread across the boat affords shelter for the crew. In the after part is a small compartment used for cooking. Length, 23 feet, with 8£ feet beam. Boats of this kind are generally used as passenger boats; it is only when times are hard, or when large hauls of fish are being made, that they attempt the arduous work of fishing. 98 Model—Tic-a-tac: Vji Jjgf, Tan t‘a. This boat is 18 feet long, with 4 feet beam, and is employed in the same manner as the preceding; it is propelled, when there is no wind, by one oar at the stern. 99 Model—Cockle-fishing Boat: &T $1 ifft, Hung jou ch'uan. This boat is 28 feet long, with 8 feet beam, and is built in compartments. A net is used in the manner described under No. 26, Class I, for dredging cockles from the bottom. These are stowed in the compartments until the return to port.