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A curated selection of our finest writings concerning traditional fisheries.

Three Hundred Fish on Your Back: The Measures of the Cornish Pilchard Trade
Historic Cornish fishing village with pilchard baskets on the foreshore
Three Hundred Fish on Your Back: The Measures of the Cornish Pilchard Trade

A maund held three hundreds of pilchards. A cowel held the same but went on your back, because West Cornwall had no quays and somebody still had to get the fish up the hill.

Measurement Historian
6 min read

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