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Show Wind and Fish It Is reported that a singular correspondence cor-respondence exists between the prevailing pre-vailing direction of the wind ou the coast of New South Wales and the average catch of fish. It appears that the winds which Influence In-fluence the ocean currents lulluence. In turn, the course of the fish. These Influences have periods of three or four years. Thus, In 11)19, there was a general scarcity of fish, hut afterward after-ward they became more and more abundant up to the year 11)22. n 1024, there was another scarcity of fish, but the next year they returned In Increasing numbers. The cause of these variations was regarded as a mystery until the coincidence coin-cidence with the prevailing direction of the constal winds was noticed. Now, It Is thought, by the study of the winds, the prospects of the fisherman fisher-man may be predicted two or three years In advance. |