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# Boat-Fishery

## Definition

A method of herring fishing using smaller boats that can quickly bring
catches ashore for immediate curing or consumption, better adapted to
coastal communities and local market conditions.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith argues that boat-fisheries are more naturally suited to Scotland's
geography than buss-fisheries, but bounties have ruined this traditional
method by making large-scale operations artificially profitable.

## Economic Domain

Production

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