BRITISH FISHERY
An account of early underachievement, overdue triumph and eventual decline in both England and Scotland, featuring kings, economists and fishermen
ICELANDIC FISHERY
A brief history of the brief history of The Herring Adventure, in which our hero transforms an economy and emancipates womankind
OLIVIER, LAURENCE
The true story of Sir Laurence Olivier's heroic campaign to save the kippers on the Pullman Car breakfast menu of the Brighton Belle
PURSE SEINING
The development, efficiencies and impacts of the purse seine net for herring fishing (other fish, of course, also apply)
QUOTAS
A brief history of overfishing, recent attempts at controlling it, together with thoughts on stock conservation and capitalism
RING NETTING
On the rise and demise of ring net fishing for herring, which originated in the waters of Loch Fyne and played a role in the sad development of overfishing
SCANIA FISHERY
The story of the first great empire-shaping herring fishery together with historical and scientific speculations on its rise and its fall
TOURISM: MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
On AC Hardy's proposal for a herring research centre and William Hodgson's brief vision of what might have been a formidable tourist attraction