Two of the essays, received on the best means to kill fish (particularly of the larger species) with the least cruelty
Subtitle: for the best essay on which subject a prize of £10 was offered by ... the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Prize not awarded to any of the essays, none being sufficiently practical ...
Publisher: T. F. Brady
Published: 1874
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: Fishing; Equipment and supplies; Sharks
Notes: The first essay, signed "Kosciusko," gives a description of the basking shark. The second was written by H. Robertson, who advocates the use of the lever harpoon with whales, sharks, etc.