The pilchard is a little fish resembling a small herring. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines] Reference
No pilchard quota has been set by Namibian authorities for the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A similar migration southwards had occurred with pilchard stocks. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
South Africa was the largest importer of Namibian pilchard, an official said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They flung themselves down by the six ribs and spine of the black pilchard boat. From Wordnik.com. [A Haunted House, and other short stories] Reference
The anchovy quota for 1996 would be 150,000 ton and the pilchard quota 58000 ton. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
At one time more pilchards were taken here than at any other spot, but the pilchard is. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Well, it's an Australian stargazer that some wit has artfully placed a pilchard in its mouth. From Wordnik.com. [At My Table] Reference
The revised TACs for pilchard and anchovy were set at 60,000 tons and 180,000 tons respectively. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A two month pilchard season could not justify an investment of more than Nd100-million, he added. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Describing the defection he said "It's like going marlin fishing, only to end up with a pilchard". From Wordnik.com. [Alan Duncan Wins the Newsnight Battle with Quentin Davies] Reference
And lastly, it will only be necessary to speak of the "maray," which is practically the English pilchard. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Ruins of the so-called "fish palaces" testify to the failure of the pilchard fishery in the 18th century. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
And lastly, it will only be necessary to speak of the “maray,” which is practically the English pilchard. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia] Reference
Cornish fish is the pilchard, and the pilchard has had most to do with the prosperity of Cornish fishing-ports. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Last year's pilchard quota of 125000 tons was more than enough for the pelagic season from March 1 to August 31. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
She was one of the small craft employed in the pilchard fishery, very similar to those seen off the Cornish coast. From Wordnik.com. [Hornblower And The Hotspur]
Actually, the best sardine (pilchard) I ever had was pan-sized - salted and flame grilled until the skin was black. From Wordnik.com. [Fried Carp, Anyone?] Reference
The term is not precise, and varies by region; for instance, to many people a sardine is a young European pilchard. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
"The pilchard trawlers are in down by the harbor and you should just hear them gulls, greedy wretches that they are!". From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Possessed]
Recent oceanographic surveys showed populations of pilchard and anchovy in local waters "are at record highs", he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A study conducted in co-operation with the pelagic fishing industry also found the pilchard stock size had increased from. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He hoped the pilchard stock would be higher in 1996, but said most of the fish could be too young to justify high quotas. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But last week - about two months into the season - two of three pilchard canneries at Walvis Bay closed down, leaving about. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Mr. Yarrell has recently shown that the sprat is not the young of the herring and pilchard, as has been generally supposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 401, November 28, 1829] Reference
The pilchard catch is 38500 tons more than preliminary limits announced in February and the anchovy catch 30,000 tons more. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But higher pilchard stocks would not automatically mean high quotas for the fishing companies, Fisheries permanent secretary Dr. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Generally if the fish is under 4″ long 10 cm it is classed as a sardine, and if larger than 4″ it is classed as a pilchard. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Namibia's pilchard quota was cut to 40,000 tons this year because of fewer fish resulting from an adverse environmental condition. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Despite the introduction of laws restricting the catch, the pilchard population has never fully recovered in this part of the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Penguin Rescue] Reference
It is a clean feeder, a great fighter and a great delicacy, tasting rather like a mixture of the pilchard, the anchovy and the Bombay duck. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08] Reference
A total of 18500 tons of pilchard is reserved for bycatches but as soon as this quota is filled, all pilchard bycatch activities must stop. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I smell a fish not unlike a pilchard the question is, is it red or not. From Wordnik.com. [Schneier on Security] Reference
Last month, strong gales dragged the 60ft pilchard vessel PZ211 from its moorings into the. From Wordnik.com. [This Is Guernsey] Reference
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