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418:
407:
382:
373:
368:March (1969)
337:
294:
286:
257:
253:
220:
213:
209:
205:Cardigan Bay
198:
159:
150:
147:
125:
100:
94:
84:
38:
36:
1516:Fishing net
1488:Fly fishing
1350:Overfishing
1305:Aquaculture
1290:topic areas
631:Traditional
111:pole masted
91:beam trawls
67:Isle of Man
51:Isle of Man
1698:Boat types
1682:Categories
1610:Fish ponds
1511:Fishfinder
1498:Techniques
1460:Recreation
1440:Processing
1420:By country
1132:Swampscott
1122:Gloucester
1079:Well smack
974:Peter boat
779:Frejgatina
592:Longliners
559:Commercial
429:References
386:Holdsworth
267:Manx nobby
47:Lancashire
1603:Locations
1506:Fish trap
1430:Marketing
1387:Fisherman
1297:Fisheries
1284:Fisheries
1201:Bass boat
1173:Schooners
1163:Log canoe
1019:Shad boat
994:Reed boat
989:Pump boat
944:Panineman
869:Lepa-lepa
804:Ipanitika
789:Gableboat
764:Fembøring
644:Armadahan
329:Connemara
194:Southport
190:Marshside
174:Fleetwood
140:Southport
59:Southport
1666:Category
1638:Glossary
1541:Trolling
1536:Trawling
1445:Products
1407:Industry
1242:Category
1183:Skipjack
1158:Deadrise
1153:Buy-boat
1117:Cape Ann
1064:Voadeira
1034:Sneakbox
1024:Sixareen
1004:Salambaw
959:Patorani
934:Paduwang
914:Nordland
894:Mackinaw
874:Lis-alis
809:Jongkong
669:Basnigan
607:Trawlers
572:Drifters
318:and the
303:-rigged
203:down to
186:Crossens
107:flatfish
49:and the
1654:Outline
1468:Angling
1450:Seafood
1435:Markets
1374:Fishing
1288:fishing
1178:Sharpie
984:Poveiro
979:Pirogue
924:Orembai
814:Jangada
769:Ferilla
759:Felucca
754:Falkuša
734:Currach
724:Coracle
699:Camakau
684:Bokkura
612:Whalers
602:Seiners
333:Ireland
324:Cornish
308:drifter
305:herring
170:Hoylake
162:Arnside
121:topsail
114:cutters
89:towing
87:trawler
75:fishing
63:England
45:around
1594:Sinker
1551:Tackle
1206:Farley
1148:Bugeye
1104:Dories
1084:Tipnol
1049:Tataya
1044:Tatara
1009:Sampan
999:Sandeq
964:Pelang
949:Paopao
939:Pajala
919:Ontang
899:Mayang
884:Lugger
859:Lakana
854:Kulibo
849:Korkor
829:Kajjik
824:Junkun
819:Jukung
749:Dugout
744:Dogger
694:CaĂŻque
674:Bawley
664:Bangka
491:
477:
463:
449:
287:Gladys
216:lugger
201:Solway
182:Millom
166:Conway
143:smacks
105:), or
1643:Index
1584:Lures
1168:Pungy
1112:Banks
1059:Vinta
1039:Takia
1029:Smack
1014:Sgoth
954:Paraw
929:Owong
909:Nobby
889:Luzzu
879:Londe
844:Kolae
839:Kakap
774:Fifie
739:Dhoni
729:Couta
719:Coble
714:Chhot
679:Bigiw
654:Bagan
649:Awang
422:Scott
354:Notes
348:nobby
312:yards
192:near
178:Annan
136:stern
132:sloop
116:with
39:nobby
1579:Line
1574:Hook
1564:Bait
1286:and
1094:Yoal
1089:Yawl
1074:Waka
1054:Va'a
864:Lepa
834:Kaep
659:Bago
489:ISBN
475:ISBN
461:ISBN
447:ISBN
344:Manx
320:tack
316:mast
297:Manx
295:The
188:and
118:gaff
37:The
1589:Rod
301:lug
1684::
1069:Wa
391:^
361:^
331:,
225:.
196:.
184:,
180:,
123:.
1276:e
1269:t
1262:v
543:e
536:t
529:v
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