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These scenes show the Herring fishery based in Yarmouth, England. Clockwise from upper left, they are “Towing out the boats; Ferrying across with the fish; Signaling to the boats to enter the harbor; Curing the herrings; Ready for packing; Herring-nets on the Denes [Beach at Southwold, 22 miles south of Yarmouth]; Laid up; Packing; [and in the center] Hauling in the Nets. “Our Fishing Industries: The Yarmouth Herring Fishery,” The London Illustrated News (19 May 1883).