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An extract from Morris, L., 1748. Plans of Harbours, Bars, Bays and Roads in St. George's Channel. The extract (page 46) describes the herring fishery of Aberystwyth at the time.
The extract reads as follows: “IN this Bay there are employed, during the Herring-fishery, Fifty nine small Sloops our of Aberystwyth; and between Aberdovey, Borth, Aberaeron and Newkey, Thirty eight more; in all Ninety seven. The Fishery generally begins in September, sometimes sooner, and holds three or four Months. The rest of the Year they are employed in the Coast and Irish Trade, with some few larger Sloops they have to carry Lead Ore, Timber, and Bark.”
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