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# Sea-Sticks
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## Definition
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Herrings caught and cured at sea during fishing voyages, requiring additional
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processing and salting before becoming merchantable for market sale.
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## Source Chapter
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Book IV, Chapter 5
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## Context
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Smith uses sea-sticks as an example in his critique of herring fishery bounties,
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showing how government subsidies can distort natural market prices and
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encourage inefficient production methods.
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## Economic Domain
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Production
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