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1. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf 1 10
It seems to never be visited much in the winter, though evidently there is no good reason why this
really should not be an all-the-year minn kota pieces ground. It furnishes, even so, a very good
summer time handline fishery for cod at dogfish time, and in the spring a few months it abounds in
cod, cusk, and hake, all minn kota elements of huge size.
Roseway Bank. This bank is placed N. of your western part of La Have and SE. of Shelbourne Light,
Nova Scotia: 31 miles SSE. from the whistling buoy away from Lockport, Nova Scotia, on the
southeastern side. It is oblong in shape and of small extent--about 270 square geographical miles. Its
greatest length is 21 miles and its greatest breadth 15 a long way. It stretches from 43? 12' to 43?
33' north latitude, and from 64? 25' to 64? 52' west longitude as well as at the north west corner is
connected with the shore limit of 60 fathoms from a narrow neck. Depths come from 33 to 48
fathoms. The bottom is ofgravel and sand, and rocks; on the Northeast Top the bottom is of yellow-
colored mud and gravel.
Currents in this region are not almost so powerful as about Cape Sable and Browns Financial
institution, their standard direction being WSW. and ENE the westerly much the much stronger,
though the pressure and path of both are much affected by the winds.
Hake, pollock and halibut occur, the best fishing months being from May to October, when the
banking institution is resorted to by craft from western Nova Scotia, although the principal minn
kota parts taken here arecod and haddock, and cusk. A number of New The united kingdom craft
also minn kota components here.
La Have Financial institution. Situated eastward of Browns S and Lender. and E. of Roseway Bank. It
extends from 42? 34' to 43? 26' northern latitude a distance of 52 mls, and from 63? 50' to 65? 07'
western longitude a distance of about 54 kilometers. The bank is almost divided into two portions, in
which the eastern (La Have Bank proper) extends N and S. 39 a long way and the american portion
almost E. and W. about 35 miles. The total section of the bank is around 1,200 miles.
The bottom is largely coarsepebbles and pea gravel, and rock, with more compact areas of fine sand
distributed occasionally. Depths work from 40 to 50 fathoms. This really is much relying on the
pressure and path of the wind and is normally quite strong during easterly blows, even though the
general pair of the currents is to the westward.
The primary fishing upon this bank before has been for cod and haddock: and while former reports,
(1881) speak of this as having once been a favorite minn kota parts soil for halibut and state that it
was not at time of much importance because fishery, the figures for this particular ground for the
year 1923 show the halibut catch to have been third in volume and first in value of the species
considered there. In fact, the find of halibut here makes quite an imposing figure when the relatively
small measurements of the ground is regarded as.
Little Los angeles Have along with the La Have Ridges are simply continuations of this back toward
the Western Bank for the distance around 45 miles. This places the eastern limit in approximately
62? 50' west longitude, the north and southern boundaries getting about as those of La Have
Lender. The area of the ridges is all about 1,575 miles. The bottom here is a succession of ridges of
gravel and pebbles with occasional areas of stones. Depths come from 53 to 80 fathoms. The
current, from time to time strong, is weaker in this article than farther W. in the bank and, except

2. during easterly wind, is but little noticed. The general establish is westerly.
"The Ridges" says the report just before mentioned, "were for several years one of several favorite
accommodations minn kota repair for halibut catchers during winter, and many excellent catches of
cod have been taken right here at that year. At present but few halibut are found except in the deep
water along the the southern area of edge of the ground, where they sometimes have been found
quite plentiful during almost the entire calendar year." Seemingly there has not been much
alternation in these situations since the writer's time; species of fish are most often present within
about the same amounts as in previous years.
One particular piece of bottom, having depths of 25 to 50 fathoms more than red clay-based, lying
around in 43? 08' to 43? 10' north latitude and about 81? to 83? west longitude, seems an effective
spring and early summer time ground. Evidently red-clay base indicates a good halibut ground, as
this kinds is usually current where this sort of bottom is available.
Hake are found in great numbers from the deep water about the corners of the floor and even in the
Ridges.
These waters are quite heavily fished from Canadian ports, as well as a fair variety of American
vessels visit them each year, most of them hailing from Boston or Gloucester.
Scandinavian Bank. Eighteen miles SSW. from Shelbourne Light. Nova Scotia. It really is about 3
miles extended in an E. and W. direction by about ? mile wide. On the whole, the bottom is level,
with depths from 50 to 70 fathoms; the shoal parts are sharp and rocky, the bottom across the
deeper portions being composed mostly of small dark and yellow-colored pebbles.
This can be a summer halibut ground (July and August) in depths from 45 to 60 fathoms, and halibut
occur in October in the further waters about this. It is also a reasonable summer cod ground, and
cusk exist in the deep water concerning the edges during most of the year. In common, species and
seasons are much as on Roseway.
Western Bank. This is one of the most essential minn kota pieces grounds from the western Atlantic,
whether as regards size or the abundance of its merchandise. It lies S. of Cape Breton Island as well
as the eastern component of Nova Scotia between the parallels of 42? 55' and 44? 46' north latitude
and the meridians of 59? 62 and 04'? 35' west longitude. It has a time period of 156 kilometers and a
width, including the Center Ground, of 76 mls. It is about 420 mls E. ? S. from Boston to the
southwestern edge, which suggests about 48 hours' steaming for the otter-trawl fleet.
The typical contour from the bank in the 65-fathom line, as put down on the Admiralty graph,
approaches relatively a very elongated ellipse, the more axis jogging NE. by E. and SW. by W.; but
over a extensive area to eastward of the center of the financial institution, soundings of less than 50
fathoms hook it up directly with the Middle Soil, which we have now here contained in the some
financial institution. The total magnitude of the banking institution thus defined is about 7,000 sq .
geographical a long way. Off its eastern end lies Banquereau (the Quereau of the fishermen) with
The Gully between, as well as a short length of the traditional western edge are the La Have Ridges.
The depths off the southern edge of the bank boost rapidly from 80 to1 and 700,200, as well as 1,400
fathoms. In the eastern end is Sable Island, [16] "graveyard of ships", athin and extended, crescent-
shaped height seemingly lessening in area each year, created entirely of sand that has been blown
Into innumerable dunes and hummocks. Off both stops of the island are very long and harmful sand
bars. The duration of the island is 20 miles; its best width is around 1? a long way. It is said that this

3. Northwest Light has been moved three times simply because that the european end of the island has
been literally blown away. It lies in an E. and W. direction, and the depth of water over the night
clubs for a extended distance of 7 to 10 miles out does not go over 2 fathoms, and even 10 miles a
greater distance out the depths do not exceed 10 to 11 fathoms. Within recent years fishermen have
reported the appearance of a yellow sand shoal about 5 or 6 miles SE. from the Northeast Gentle.
This is thought to appear at low normal water.
In general, your budget slopes S. and W. from the island, depths ranging from 18 to 60 fathoms. The
bottom is mostly sandy with patches of gravel and pebbles. Currents are sometimes very strong
about Sable Island and are somewhat irregular; apparently they are very much influenced by the
winds. About the other parts of the bank usually there is but little current, whatever there exists
usually tending toward the west.
Formerly the cod and halibut were the food fishes most taken here, but with the changed methods in
the fishery (as the growth and development of the otter-trawl fleet) plus a changed taste in our
public the haddock catch is considered the second most critical in the receipts of minn kota parts
from these waters. The halibut fishery stands third in the collection. Other bottom feeders occur in
less phone numbers, the pollock and the cusk perhaps getting next in order of importance, with hake
and plenty of the various flatfishes in the otter trawls. These latter are marketed as sole.
Mentioning the small amount of haddock from the fares extracted from these waters in past years,
the writer asked numerous old-time anglers as to its abundance in the past. The response was
usually yes and Oh, there were always haddock there; at times they bothered us a lot." Then, noting
my surprise at so getting it, "You know, the haddock isn't much being a salt minn kota parts."
Less than valuable proportionately, though it will be noted that in 1923 the haddock catch on this
page was a really good second towards the cod find in poundage. In the otter-trawl catch with this
ground it will be noted the positions of the two species are reversed. Typically, these steamers
certainly consider more than 2 pounds of haddock to 1 of cod on other overseas grounds--possibly
the result of working in the shoaler waters as well as on the smoother bottom as a result of difficulty
of dragging over the rocky and kelp-covered ground, which the cod seems to favor. But the bottom
around the Western Banking institution is of such nature with regards to offer small obstruction
towards the passage from the net, in order that virtually all parts of it may be fished by this strategy;
and this, included in the identified movements from the cod schools makes it probable at a number
of seasons of the year to catch a larger proportion with this species if it is so ideal.
Haddock are found in regards to the bars at both finishes of the island in Mar and from that time to
about June 1 in from 15 to 22 fathoms. They are also plentiful 18 a long way W. from the Northwest
Light-weight at the very same seasons as well as at the same depths. DuringCould and Apr, and June
they come in near to the island in from 10 to 17 fathoms--even to 1 fathom. Through the rest of the
year (except for the chillier months, if they have moved away into much deeper water) they can be
found all over the bank on sandy bottom part in 28 to 30 fathoms, where most of the ray trawl
sportfishing is carried on.
You will find a good cod school annually on the fairly level bottom part along the southwestern and
western edges of the ground in 70 fathoms plus more from Feb 1 to May 1, and in most years some
this varieties is taken on this area. In May this school may have moved on to a piece of bottom about
20 miles long lying SW. from the Northwest Light and having depths averaging 27 fathoms. With fair
minn kota parts for cod on the Western Bank throughout most of the calendar year, they seem to be
most abundant in the first of March to June. The wintertime school on this page appears to be
smaller than that on Georges, but apparently this species visits this soil in substantial numbers

4. through the spawning season. In winter the cod are mainly located upon the western part of the
bank, getting into the shoaler waters in the direction of Sable Tropical island as the springtime
advances (while in March and April), the "Bend" from the island and the neighborhood of your bars
in 2 to 4 fathoms, where they could be seen taking the hook or can be "jigged." being favored
grounds. The earth lying W. from the Northwest on, Light and approximately the North west Bar (18
miles W, from the lighting), is a favored cod ground in June and May. The shoal water across the
rocky base WNW from the Northwest Light furnishes good cod angling from June 10 to July 1. This
piece will begin just beyond the 3-mile expand of breakers running outside the land and extends
offshore in a typically westerly route to 24 fathoms. Much hand-lining is done here.
From the shoal normal water, in Apr and May, the fish seem to be feeding on the "lant," (Ammodytes
americanus). It is said that this minn kota elements taken at the base close to the island are small
compared to those found farther west. The shoal water from the northern shore of the tropical island
is said to possess good cod grounds and favorite areas for "dory hands-lining." The cod educational
institutions seem to show up on the Upper Peak (SE. from the Northeast Light 40 miles to SE ? S.
from identical point 28 miles) in late March and the first of April, moving N. and W. to the island.
The cod of Sable Island are said to be fine, firm minn kota pieces, perhaps due to the abundance of
the "reddish clams" (bank clams) on these grounds.
The haddock and cod fishery is carried on by American and Canadian cruising vessels and otter
trawlers, a lot more English and French vessels of the second option class performing the fishery of
this terrain each year.
Halibut are located on the Western Financial institution virtually all the year at depths varying with
the seasons. As a halibut financial institution, this, with all the Gully and Quereau--in fact, all one
piece of ground--ranks secondly only to the Grand Lender Itself. The very best minn kota parts here
for halibut is found from January to October. There are several places on and about the lender that
the halibut seems to choose, as the Top of Pike, 85 a long way W. by S. in the Northwest Lighting of
Sable Island; S. and SW. of Sable Island from 12 to 38 a long way; SW. 20 miles in 60 fathoms in
Could; thence out into 100 and 150 fathoms in June; in fact, following the 100--fathom curve down
the edge of this bank, past the Northeast Peak (40 miles SE. from the Northeast Lighting), into the
Gully and around the The southern area of Prong of Quereau to the Middle Prong. Apparently they
leave this piece of base in July. Often the seafood are close to the tropical island in the spring, in
which the water is indeed shoal that they may be seen. MinnKota is a total services recycling and
document destruction middle throughout Fargo, ND. We are already offering recycling services
sincusing the bait or playing with the hook before taking. InMight and Apr, and June a good halibut
ground is at 18 fathoms 24 mls WNW. from Sable Tropical isle.
The European Bank seems to be a good giving ground both for cod and halibut because it abounds in
shellfish and crustaceans, as well as certain times there are many more compact species of fish on it,
including the lant and herring, where these species and the haddock, also, specially prey. A great
deal of swordfish is taken in Sept and August, mainly by American vessels.
Banquereau. Segregated from the Western Bank through the Gully, it has a very abnormal form--the
key bank roughly rectangular, with a narrow westerly extension of comparatively normal form. Its
length, E. and W., is about 120 miles, its greatest thickness about 47 miles, and its particular total
region about 2,800 miles.
The key portion of the lender lies involving 44? 45 and 04'? 01' north latitude and 67? 10' and 59?
00' western side longitude, along with the western prolongation lies involving 44? 44 and 24'? 42'
north latitude and 69? 00' and 80? 05' west longitude. Based on the places from which

5. measurements are taken, to the north of Banquereau lies Artimon, distant 3 miles, and Misaine, far-
away from 2 to 15 miles. If any current, the currents allow me to share of varying force, a lot
influenced by the wind, so that several days of strong tides may be then intervals when there is little.
Around the eastern a part of Quereau is definitely an area of shoal ground known as the Rocky Base,
having a depth of about 18 fathoms; in other places depths work from 18 to 50 fathoms. There are
actually scattered spots of yellow sand and pea gravel, even though most of the time the bottom is
rocky.
Cod and halibut are the main food fish haddock, hake and taken and cusk being consumed small
numbers. The Difficult Bottom, a shoal terrain of 20 to 25 fathom depths on the eastern part, was
much resorted to by dory handliners in summer time. Occasional good fares are taken toward the
western, even though the cod are most plentiful around the eastern portion of the bank. The ideal
cod minn kota parts for this bank is from May right up until September, if the schools get to feed on
the lant, squid, crustaceans, and shellfish, then really abundant.
Halibut are found right here all the 12 months off the corners in 100 to 400 fathoms. Evidently these
are giving and reproduction grounds for this varieties, and it is not unusual for the school to keep for
weeks and even several weeks in one region, though some of these may be minn kota parts in
migration northward.
The primary halibut reasons are across the eastern and southern borders from the bank--the
Southwest Prong and the Southwest Cove (in about 44? N. lat. and between 58? 30' and 58? 55' W.
long), the Middle Prong (44? 14' N. lat. and 58? W. long.), and the Eastern Slope (44? 28' to 45? 00'
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deteriorating hoses.lat.)--in depths of 150 to 400 fathoms. These deeply-normal water areas are
rocky and support a really rich expansion ofgorgonians and corals, sea anemones, etc. The Eastern
Slope has loads of bank clams in depths of 25 fathoms. These beds are excellent hand-line grounds

6. for cod. The halibut, too, feeds to a significant extent after these reddish clams.
The Stone Fencing off the eastern slope of Quereau is definitely a rocky part of ground full of "trees"
(corals) in 250 fathoms. This is a great halibut ground although it is almost impossible to haul the
gear yourself and the use of the "gurdy" (a curler turned from a fastened and crank to the dory's
bow for winding up the trawl) becomes necessary. Occasional fares of halibut are taken on and
about the Rocky Bottom in 20 to 25 fathoms from July 1 to August 1.
The Gully. This is actually the deep waterway between Banquereau and Sable Island or Western
Financial institution. It stretches in an WNW. and an ESE. direction northern of Sable Island,
transforming somewhat suddenly S. at its eastern end and continuing straight down between the
eastern end of Western Banking institution and the Southwest Prong of Banquereau. The entire
length is about 80 miles, the greatest thickness about 20 miles. Depths range from 68 to 145
fathoms across a bottom of gravel, fine sand and stones and soil. The rocky and gravelly portions
form several ridges separated by areas of finer materials, besides in the eastern section, where
intervals involving are mostly protected by pebbles and sharp rocks. Ocean currents are generally
westerly, of different strength, very much affected by the easterly wind.
The Gully is a very crucial halibut ground. The halibut are not found in great phone numbers all over
the soil, perhaps the best of the minn kota parts being on the rocky and gravelly ridges and slopes
included involving the meridians of 69? and 80? western side longitude. This rocky underside is
loaded with food, as well as the lant and herring are usually plentiful in their season. In the spring
the halibut are most often especially quite a few in the northern and northwestern elements of the
bank, later, in June and July, moving a greater distance out. Some, are found in winter. It does not
seem to be of regular incidence; and seemingly there are very little haddock on this page, probably
due to depth of the water along with the nature of your bottom, as the cod is sometimes found in The
Gully in 60 to 90 fathoms.
Artimon Bank. Posseses an area of some 120 rectangular miles using a bottom of gravel and
rocksdepths and stones of 38 to 50 fathoms. It is but little known because of the inclination of the
fishermen to use the larger grounds near at hand. Cod are known to be present right here, however.
The bank lies N. of the eastern part of Quereau, separated from using it by a filter, deep-water
station.
Misaine Financial institution. Lies N. of the western two-thirds of Quereau, at one place very in close
proximity to, but in standard the banks are separated by some 20 miles of deep water. Its very best
length is 80 a long way and its best width 40 miles. Depths are from 40 to 60 fathoms spanning a
bottom shattered and difficult. A few halibut trips are landed from using it in most yrs, even though
it is not of much significance as a minn kota parts soil.
Canso Banking institution. A long, filter extension of Misaine Banking institution, lying within an E,
and W. course; its span is 45 miles along with its greatest width 13 mls, its area being about 425 sq
miles. Depths range from 30 to 65 fathoms over a bottom of sand, with spots of gravel and pebbles.
More fished by vessels from Nova Scotia; possibly it is overshadowed by the inclusion of its larger
sized Western, neighbours and Quereau Banks, in which grounds it forms almost one component of
bottom, only narrow, deeply-h2o channels splitting them, though it is not of much importance like a
fishing ground, specially as judged by the use of it by the American fleet. These larger grounds are
heavily fished both by United states vessels and through those from Nova Scotia ports and also by
French and British otter trawlers.

7. The statistics given elsewhere and here in this particular report are taken from the published
bulletins of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, and include simply the landings of vessels of 5
tons net, or older, at the ports of Boston and Glouscester, Mass., and Portland, Me.
[Kitchen table 5--Sportfishing grounds of the offshore To the north Atlantic, exhibiting the principal
types taken with them]
[Footnote 16: "Pedro Reinel, a Portuguese pilot of great importance and fame" (Herrera) produced a
map in 1505 displaying Sable Tropical isle, feared and scary by all fishermen even in those days,
where by he named it "Santa Cruz." Jacamo Gastaldi, an Italian cartographer, in 1548 shows it
"Isolla de Arena." Sir Humphrey Gilbert or his historian, says that the Portuguese had made an
interesting resolution here for shipwrecked mariners. This, "Upon intelligence we had of a Portugal
who has been himself existing when the Portugals, above 40 years earlier (thus well before 1551) do
put with the island great and swine to dog breed, which were because exceedingly multiplied."]
TABLES OF CATCH
[Table 6--Distance from Boston or Gloucester, Mass., to the center of certain of the more important
overseas banks]
[Table 7--Extended distance from Portland, Me., to the center of certain of the more essential
offshore financial institutions]
[Table 8--Landings by minn kota elements vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from interior or shoreline grounds, 1927]
[Table 9--Landings by minn kota elements vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the external grounds in the Gulf of Maine, 1927]
[Table 10--Landings by fishing vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from the
minn kota parts reasons of the Georges Bank region, 1927]
[Kitchen table 11--Landings by the otter-trawl fleet at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the angling grounds of the Georges Bank region, 1927]