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THE GLORY DAYS OF THE GREAT SCARBOROUGH TUNNY #bo0075

Deluxe edition, leather bound, in slip case, and number 9 of an edition of 20, The Glory Days of the Great Scarborough Tunny by Mark Ross. 390 pages illustrated with photos and facts.

This gorgeous leather hard-bound book chronicles the rise and fall of the giant bluefin tuna fishery that occurred off Scarborough on England’s east coast. This explosion of giant fish in the North Sea coincided with massive herring runs, and offered a new sport for the affluent during the Great Depression, as well as a reason for tackle companies to begin perfecting big-game fishing gear. This fishery ran strong from the 1930s through the early 1950s, spawning the famous Scarborough Tunny Club. Sadly, due to both a mixture of overfishing and the slow decline of herring populations, these bluefin do not frequent the waters off Scarborough as they did during the “glory days.” 

ISBN-10: 0956637507

 

£490.00

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