The Wyberton will not be the pioneer trawler in this part of the world, for trawlers were introduced in Japan several years ago. Then a year before the war five Grimsby steel trawlers left Home on a similar mission. In those days Chinese attributed a bad flavour to fish caught in stea] trawlers. Hence the five vessels were boycotted. After lying idle for some months in the Huangpu they were sold to Japanese buyers.
It is suggested that the prejudice of the Chinese against caught in steam trawlers still persists: to-day.
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