HARVEST OF THE SEA.
BIG HAUL OF BLACK FISH.
[BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.]
DtJNEDIK, Friday. Thk Bluff correspondent of the Times elates that a haul, reminiscent of the old whaling days, was made at the end of last week at Mason's Bay; on the west coast of Stewart Island. Two men were off the bay fishing, when suddenly the waters inside became a mass of life and animation. Proceeding to ascertain the cause, they discovered such a shoal of black fish as has not been seen for many a day. Thereupon, they ect about driving Clio fish on shore, succeeding in stranding no fewer than 320, of full size. They improvised a "try down," and although at latest advices the work was not complete, they were expecting to cask from 60 to 70 tuns' of oil.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13925, 5 December 1908, Page 5
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