# 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 ---