Excerpt from Oyster Culture and Oyster Fisheries in the Netherlands Time was when oysters from natural oyster-beds were very plentiful with us. These beds were situated, partly in our Southern province of Zeeland, partly towards the North in the inland sea which we call the Zuyderzee, at the spots indicated on the Map. The oysters were brought to market in Amsterdam and were partly exported to Germany at a price which bears no comparison at all with what is at present paid for them. This having been the state of things a ...
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Excerpt from Oyster Culture and Oyster Fisheries in the Netherlands Time was when oysters from natural oyster-beds were very plentiful with us. These beds were situated, partly in our Southern province of Zeeland, partly towards the North in the inland sea which we call the Zuyderzee, at the spots indicated on the Map. The oysters were brought to market in Amsterdam and were partly exported to Germany at a price which bears no comparison at all with what is at present paid for them. This having been the state of things a good many years ago, it is a pity that we have to recognize the fact of one of these natural beds being nearly destroyed. There is no serious doubt but this destruction has come about by over fishing. The few oysters that are left are only worth the notice of the nieuwe-diep fishermen in the summer time when they are not employed in any other fisheries, and even out of their number only a few pay regular visits to those parts of the Zuyderzee where oysters may happen for the moment to be just a little more numerous than usual. There is no regular oyster trade in that part of the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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