Sponges: Their Nature, History, Modes of Fishing, Varieties, Cultivation, Etc |
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... Sheepswool from the north coast are stronger and better than the products of the south coast . Some of the Sheepswool sponges fished in these waters suffer but little in comparison with the vaunted choice products of the Florida Keys ...
... Sheepswool from the north coast are stronger and better than the products of the south coast . Some of the Sheepswool sponges fished in these waters suffer but little in comparison with the vaunted choice products of the Florida Keys ...
Page 52
... sponges , the " Key " grounds furnishing hardly 9 per cent of the Sheepswool sponges and less than 13 per cent of all kinds . The Bay " grounds begin near Tampa Bay , and extend as far as St. Marks , a distance of 160 miles . As was ...
... sponges , the " Key " grounds furnishing hardly 9 per cent of the Sheepswool sponges and less than 13 per cent of all kinds . The Bay " grounds begin near Tampa Bay , and extend as far as St. Marks , a distance of 160 miles . As was ...
Page 54
... sponges in considerable numbers . Inside of the 5 - fathom line the Rock Island beds produce Sheepswool sponges in great abundance , though most of them are comparatively small . When first dis- covered , the sponges were larger ; but ...
... sponges in considerable numbers . Inside of the 5 - fathom line the Rock Island beds produce Sheepswool sponges in great abundance , though most of them are comparatively small . When first dis- covered , the sponges were larger ; but ...
Common terms and phrases
Accounts Aegina Anclote Key attached B.Sc Bahamas Banking Barrister-at-Law Benghazi best sponges Book-keeping bottom British Buccich Business Calymnos carried CHAPTER coast commercial sponges Company Law Cresswell cuttings D.Sc depths Dictionary diver diving apparatus diving dress diving machine dredge E. A. COPE Edited employed Ermioni fathoms favour FERNEZ DIVING Flégel Florida sponges gangava Glafkos Greece growth harpooning helmet HONEYCOMB hook hooker Industry Island J. A. HUNTER J. A. SLATER LL.B LL.D Lond Loofahs M.Com M.Sc Mediterranean method of sponging miles naked diving Nassau Net 2/6 Net obtained Pitman's Shorthand Practice PRICE pump quantities R. W. HOLLAND rope scaphander sea-bottom shallow waters shark Sheepswool sponges Siebe specimens sponge beds sponge culture sponge divers sponge fisheries sponge fishing sponge grounds sponge trade spongers sponges grow Stephen Haweis supply surface Symi to-day trawl valve vessels W. F. SPALDING W. J. WESTON young sponges