In 1951 the value of the imports of canned pilchards was£32,022, and in volume they were 4,513 cwt.
No debate on fishing would be complete without a mention of pilchards, and normally we get it.
After the second world war, the pilchard came into its own.
For example, pilchard nets which were £3 to £4 each before the war are now costing between £20 and £24.
The problem presents some difficulty in view of the expense of the plant and the shortness of the pilchard season.
A buyer has now been found, however, for last season's tanked pilchards, though at a lower price.
Subsequently, the pilchard became the most important catch.
It was then the turn of the pilchard, and that, too, is no longer the case.
