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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 4, 26 January 1910, Page 52

The owners of a St. Abbs fishing boat have made the important discovery that a net dved as nearly as possible the hue of the sea. instead of the traditional brown, yields much larger results in the matter of fish caiiaht. The discovery was. says an American exchange, put to the test a short time ago. when out of a fleet of sixty-five boats, the boat with its nets dyed blue made far and away the largest catch.

The dye used is bluestone. The discow ery has aroused much interest among the fishermen.