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1. Fishing Grounds of the Gulf 1 10
It seems not to be stopped at much in the winter months, though seemingly there is no reasons why
this must not be an all-the-12 months fishing ground. It furnishes, nevertheless, a very good
summertime handline fishery for cod at dogfish time, and in the spring weeks it abounds in cod,
cusk, and hake, all fish of sizeable size.
Roseway Bank. This bank is N. from the western a part of La Have and SE. of Shelbourne Light,
Nova Scotia: 31 miles SSE. from the whistling buoy away from Lockport, Nova Scotia, towards the
southeastern advantage. It is oblong in shape as well as small extent--about 270 square geographic
miles. Its greatest length is 21 miles along with its greatest breadth 15 miles. It runs from 43? 12' to
43? 33' north latitude, and from 64? 25' to 64? 52' to the west longitude and at the north west corner
is connected with the shore restrict of 60 fathoms by way of a narrow neck area. Depths come from
33 to 48 fathoms. The bottom is ofgravel and sand, and rocks; on the Northeast Optimum the bottom
is of discolored mud and gravel.
The push and path of both of them are much influenced by the wind, although currents in this region
will not be nearly so strong as about Cape Browns and Sable Bank, their general path being WSW.
and ENE the westerly much the stronger.
The primary fish taken listed below arehaddock and cod, and cusk, but hake, halibut and pollock
occur, the most effective fishing months getting from May to October, when the banking institution
is resorted to by craft from western Nova Scotia. A number of New England craft also minn kota
parts here.
Los angeles Have Lender. Situated eastward of Browns Bank and S. and E. of Roseway Bank. It
extends from 42? 34' to 43? 26' north latitude a distance of 52 kilometers, and from 63? 50' to 65?
07' western longitude a distance around 54 miles. The bank is nearly divided into two portions, of
which the eastern (La Have Bank correct) extends N and S. 39 kilometers and the american portion
almost E. and W. about 35 a long way. The total part of the bank is approximately 1,200 miles.
The bottom is largely coarsegravel and pebbles, and rock, with smaller sized areas of yellow sand
distributed in some places. Depths manage from 40 to 50 fathoms. This is certainly much affected by
the pressure and route of the blowing wind and is normally quite strong during easterly blows,
although the general set of the currents is to the westward.
The main fishing upon this bank in the past has been for cod and haddock: and while former reports,
(1881) speak of this as having once been a favorite sportfishing ground for halibut and suggest that
it was not at time of much importance in that fishery, the figures for this ground for your year 1923
show the halibut find to have been third in volume and first in value of the species undertaken there.
The truth is, the find of halibut here helps make quite an imposing figure when the somewhat small
size of the ground is regarded as.
Little Los angeles Have and also the La Have Ridges are simply continuations on this back to the
Traditional western Bank to get a distance of about 45 mls. This spots the eastern limit in about 62?

2. 50' west longitude, the upper and the southern part of boundaries becoming about as those of Los
angeles Have Financial institution. The part of the ridges is about 1,575 miles. The base here is a
succession of ridges of pebbles and gravel with occasional spots of rocks. Depths come from 53 to 80
fathoms. The current, at times strong, is weaker right here than further W. about the bank and,
except during easterly winds, is but little noticed. The general establish is westerly.
"The Ridges" says the report before mentioned, "were for several years one of several favorite
accommodations for halibut catchers in the wintertime, and many great catches of cod were actually
taken here at that period. At present but few halibut are found except within the deep water along
the southern edge of the soil, where they sometimes have been discovered quite plentiful during
practically the entire season." Apparently there has not been much change in these conditions since
the writer's time; minn kota parts are present in about the same quantities as in previous years.
One piece of bottom part, having depths of 25 to 50 fathoms above 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 summertime ground. Evidently red-clay bottom part indicates a great halibut ground, as this
kinds is usually provide where such a bottom is found.
Hake can be found in great numbers in the deep drinking water about the edges of the terrain and
even in the Ridges.
These waters are very heavily fished from Canadian ports, and a fair variety of American vessels visit
them each year, a lot of them hailing from Boston or Gloucester.
Scandinavian Bank. 18 miles SSW. from Shelbourne Light. Nova Scotia. It really is about 3 miles
very long 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 difficult and distinct, the bottom across the deeper
parts being constructed mostly of small black color and discolored pebbles.
This is a summer halibut ground (August and July) in depths from 45 to 60 fathoms, and halibut
occur in October in the deeper waters about it. It is also a good summer cod ground, and cusk are
present in the strong water concerning the edges in the course of most of the calendar year. In
months, species and general are much as on Roseway.
Traditional western Bank. This is one of the most significant minn kota parts grounds from the
western Atlantic, whether as regards size or the large quantity of its product or service. It is placed
S. of Cape Breton Island along with the eastern element of Nova Scotia between the parallels of 42?
44 and 55'? 46' to the north latitude along with the meridians of 59? 62 and 04'? 35' west longitude.
It has a length of 156 a long way and a width, including the Center. Make your h2o the permanent
address. An Individual know everything you want from the trolling motor. Minn Kota can end up
being a workhorse in which dives to the thick involving it as well as works after ...Ground, of 76
kilometers. It is about 420 mls E. ? S. from Boston to the southwestern edge, which means about 48
hours' steaming for the otter-trawl fleet.
The typical contour from the bank throughout the 65-fathom line, as put down on the Admiralty
chart, approaches fairly a very elongated ellipse, the more axis operating NE. by E. and SW. by W.;
but over a broad area to eastward of the center of the bank, soundings of less than 50 fathoms hook
it up directly with all the Middle Floor, which we have now here included in the some financial
institution. The total degree of the lender thus outlined is about 7,000 square geographical a long
way. Off its eastern conclusion lies Banquereau (the Quereau of the anglers) with The Gully
between, plus a short length of the european edge are the La Have Ridges.

3. The depths off the southern side of the bank improve rapidly from 80 to1 and 700,200, and in many
cases 1,400 fathoms. At the eastern stop is Sable Island, [16] "graveyard of vessels", along and
narrow, crescent-shaped height seemingly lowering in region each year, formed entirely of sand that
has been blown Into innumerable dunes and hummocks. Away from both ends of the island are long
and dangerous fine sand bars. The size of the island is 20 mls; its greatest width is around 1?
kilometers. It is said that the Northwest Light has been transferred three times simply because that
the traditional western end from the island has become literally amazed. It lies in an E. and W.
direction, as well as the depth water over the night clubs for a length of 7 to 10 miles out does not
go beyond 2 fathoms, and even 10 miles farther out the depths do not exceed 10 to 11 fathoms.
Within the past several years fishermen have reported the appearance of a yellow sand shoal about 5
or 6 mls SE. from your Northeast Gentle. This is thought to appear at low drinking water.
In general, your budget slopes S. and W. from the island, depths which range from 18 to 60 fathoms.
The bottom is generally sandy with patches of gravel and pebbles. Currents are sometimes very
strong about Sable Tropical island and are relatively irregular; seemingly they are much influenced
by the winds. About the other parts of your bank normally there is but little present, whatever there
may be usually tending toward the west.
Formerly the cod and halibut were the food fishes most taken in this article, but with the changed
approaches in the fishery (as the expansion of the otter-trawl fleet) as well as a changed style in our
general public the haddock catch is among the most second most essential in the statements of minn
kota parts from the waters. The halibut fishery stands thirdly in the checklist. Other underside
feeders exist in less numbers, the pollock and the cusk perhaps being next in order of importance,
with hake and a large amount of the various flatfishes in the otter trawls. These latter are marketed
as sole.
Mentioning the little bit of haddock inside the fares extracted from these seas in previous years, the
author asked numerous old-time anglers as to its abundance in the past. The reply was typically yes
and Oh, there have been always haddock there; often they worried us a lot." Then, noting my
surprise at so getting it, "You know, the haddock isn't much like a salt minn kota parts."
It will be observed that in 1923 the haddock find here was a very good next to the cod catch in
poundage, though not so valuable proportionately. In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will
likely be noted that this positions of these two species are reversed. Typically, these steamers
certainly consider more than 2 pounds of haddock to 1 of cod on other overseas grounds--perhaps
the result of functioning in the shoaler waters and on the better bottom due to the difficulty of
dragging over the rocky and kelp-covered soil, which the cod seems to choose. Although the bottom
on the Western Bank is of those nature as to offer small obstruction towards the passage of your net,
so that virtually all parts of it may be fished by this method; and this, included with the recognized
movements of your cod educational institutions makes it feasible at specific seasons of year to catch
a greater proportion with this species should it be so desired.
Haddock are found in regards to the bars at both comes to an end of the tropical island in March and
from that time to around June 1 in from 15 to 22 fathoms. They are also abundant 18 miles W.
through the Northwest Gentle at the exact same seasons as well as the same depths. DuringApril
and May, and June they come in next to the island in from 10 to 17 fathoms--even going to 1 fathom.
Through all of those other year (apart from the chillier months, when they have moved off into
further water) they might be found throughout the bank on sandy bottom in 28 to 30 fathoms, where
by most of the beam trawl minn kota parts is carried on.
You will find a good cod school every year on the relatively level bottom along the american and

4. southwestern edges of the terrain in 70 fathoms and a lot more from February 1 to May 1, and in
most years a certain amount of this types is adopted this area. In May this school appears to have
moved on to a piece of bottom about 20 miles extended lying SW. from the Northwest Light and
getting depths averaging 27 fathoms. With reasonable fishing for cod on the European Bank
throughout most of the year, they seem to be most abundant from the first of March to June.
Apparently this species sessions this terrain in significant numbers during the spawning season,
though the winter season school on this page appears to be small compared to that on Georges. In
the wintertime the cod are mainly located upon the western section of the bank, stepping into the
shoaler waters to Sable Tropical island as the spring advances (during March and April), the "Flex"
in the island along with the neighborhood of your bars in 2 to 4 fathoms, where they could be seen
taking the hook or can be "jigged." being beloved grounds. The earth lying W. from the Northwest
Light, on and about the Northwest Bar (18 miles W, from the light-weight), is a favorite cod soil in
May possibly and June. The shoal water within the rocky bottom part WNW through the Northwest
Light furnishes excellent cod minn kota parts from June 10 to July 1. This piece begins just beyond
the 3-mile expand of breakers running right out of the land and extends offshore in a typically
westerly path to 24 fathoms. A lot hand-lining is done here.
Within the shoal drinking water, in Apr and May, the fish seem to be providing on the "lant,"
(Ammodytes americanus). It is said that the minn kota elements taken at the base close to the isle
are small compared to those discovered farther to the west. The shoal water in the northern
shoreline of the tropical island is said to have good cod grounds and favorite locations for "dory
fingers-liner." The cod universities seem to arrive on the North Peak (SE. from the Northeast Light
40 miles to SE ? S. from very same point 28 miles) in late March along with the first of April, moving
N. and W. on the island. The cod of Sable Island are said to be fine, firm minn kota elements,
perhaps as a result of 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, progressively more English and French vessels of the latter class performing the fishery of
this terrain each year.
Halibut are located on the Western Financial institution virtually all the season at depths varying
with the seasons. Being a halibut banking institution, this, with The Gully and Quereau--in fact, all a
single piece of ground--ranks 2nd only to the Grand Lender Itself. The very best fishing here for
halibut is found from January to October. There are numerous places on and about the lender that
the halibut seems to favor, as the Optimum of Pike, 85 a long way W. by S. from your Northwest
Gentle of Sable Island; S. and SW. of Sable Island from 12 to 38 mls; SW. 20 miles in 60 fathoms in
May; thence out into 150 and 100 fathoms in June; in fact, following the 100--fathom curve down the
edge of this bank, beyond the Northeast Maximum (40 kilometers SE. from the Northeast Light-
weight), into the Gully and around the The southern part of Prong of Quereau to the Middle Prong.
Apparently they leave this piece of underside in July. Often the minn kota parts are close to the
island in the spring, where water is so shoal that they may be seen getting the bait or playing with
the hook prior to taking. InMay and April, and June a good halibut ground is in 18 fathoms 24 mls
WNW. from Sable Tropical island.
The Western Bank seems to be a good feeding ground for cod and halibut as it abounds in shellfish
and crustaceans, as well as at certain times there are many smaller sized species of seafood with it,
like the lant and herring, on which these types and the haddock, also, especially prey. A large
amount of swordfish is taken within August and September, mainly by American vessels.
Banquereau. Separated from the Western Bank from the Gully, it has a very irregular form--the
primary bank around rectangular, with a narrow westerly extension of comparatively normal form.

5. Its length, E. and W., is about 120 miles, its greatest breadth about 47 miles, and its particular total
location about 2,800 miles.
The main 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 among 44? 44 and 24'? 42'
north latitude and 69? 00' and 80? 05' west longitude. According to the places that measurements
are taken, north of Banquereau lies Artimon, distant 3 miles, and Misaine, faraway from 2 to 15
miles. Fire may spread swiftly
on the boat, even about water.
Alarms and also detectors can
help maintain your crew safe.If any current, the currents listed here are of diverse force, much
influenced by the wind, so that several days of strong tides may be followed by intervals when there
is little.
About the eastern part of Quereau is definitely an area of shoal ground referred to as the Rocky
Base, having a level of about 18 fathoms; elsewhere depths work from 18 to 50 fathoms. You can
find scattered spots of beach sand and gravel, even though for the most part the bottom is rocky.
Cod and halibut are the main food fishes hake, haddock and taken and cusk being taken in small
phone numbers. The Rocky Bottom, a shoal ground of 20 to 25 fathom depths on the eastern part,
was much resorted to by dory handliners in summer. Occasional great fares are taken in the
direction of the to the west, even though the cod are most plentiful about the eastern section of the
bank. The very best cod angling about this bank is produced by May till September, once the schools
get to feed upon the lant, squid, crustaceans, and shellfish, then extremely abundant.
Halibut are found right here all the calendar year off the corners in 100 to 400 fathoms. Apparently
these are giving and reproduction grounds for this kinds, and it is not unusual for any school to keep
for weeks and even weeks in one region, though a few of these may be minn kota parts in migration
northward.
The primary halibut grounds are across the eastern and the southern area of borders in the bank-
-the Southwest Prong and the South west Cove (within 44? N. lat. and between 58? 58 and 30'? 55'
W. long), the Middle Prong (44? 14' N. lat. and 58? W. long.), along with the Eastern Slope (44? 28'
to 45? 00' N. lat.)--in depths of 150 to 400 fathoms. These strong-water areas are rocky and support
a really rich growth ofcorals and gorgonians, sea anemones, etc. The Eastern Slope has a good
amount of bank clams in depths of 25 fathoms. These beds are perfect hand-line grounds for cod.
The halibut, too, rss feeds to a significant extent upon these reddish colored clams.
The Stone Fencing off the eastern slope of Quereau is a very rocky bit of ground filled with "bushes"
(corals) in 250 fathoms. This is a good halibut floor although it is almost impossible to haul the gear
by hand and using the "gurdy" (a roller turned with a crank and fastened to the dory's bow for
winding up the trawl) becomes necessary. Occasional fares of halibut are taken about and on the
Rocky Bottom part in 20 to 25 fathoms from July 1 to August 1.
The Gully. This is basically the deep waterway between Banquereau and Sable Island or Western
Financial institution. It stretches in an WNW. and an ESE. direction north of Sable Island, converting
somewhat suddenly S. at its eastern end and continuing straight down between the eastern end of
Western Bank and the South west Prong of Banquereau. The whole length is around 80 miles, the

6. greatest width about 20 miles. Depths range from 68 to 145 fathoms more than a bottom of rocks,
beach sand and pea gravel and mud. The difficult and gravelly portions type several ridges
separated by areas of better materials, other than in the eastern section, the location where the
intervals in between are mostly protected by pebbles and sharp rocks. Ocean currents are generally
westerly, of varying strength, much affected by the easterly winds.
The Gully is a very significant halibut soil. The halibut are not present in great phone numbers all
over the soil, perhaps the best of the sport fishing being on the difficult and gravelly ski slopes and
ridges included between your meridians of 69? and 80? west longitude. This rocky bottom is full of
food, and the lant and herring are often plentiful in their period. In the spring the halibut seem to be
especially several in the northern and northwestern parts of the bank, afterwards, in June and July,
moving a greater distance out. Some, are found here in winter. Whilst the cod is sometimes found in
The Gully in 60 to 90 fathoms, it can not appear to be of typical occurrence; and apparently there
are almost no haddock here, probably because of the depth of the water and the nature of the base.
Artimon Bank. Posseses an area of some 120 rectangular miles having a bottom of gravel and
rocksrocks and depths of 38 to 50 fathoms. It is actually but unknown because of the inclination of
the fishermen to use the larger grounds close at hand. Cod are known to be present right here,
however. The bank lies N. of the eastern part of Quereau, separated from this by a filter, deep-water
station.
Misaine Banking institution. In general financial institutions are divided by some 20 mls of deeply
water, although lies N. of the american two-thirds of Quereau, at one location very near. Its finest
length is 80 mls and its best width 40 miles. Depths are from 40 to 60 fathoms over a bottom broken
and rocky. It is not of great importance and importance as being a minn kota components ground,
though a few halibut trips are landed from using it in most several years.
Canso Banking institution. A long, narrow extension of Misaine Bank, lying in a E, and W. route; its
length is 45 miles and its greatest size 13 mls, its region being about 425 sq . miles. Depths range
from 30 to 65 fathoms spanning a bottom of sand, with spots of gravel and pebbles. More fished by
vessels from Nova Scotia; perhaps it is overshadowed by the existence of its larger sized Western,
nearby neighbors and Quereau Banks, which grounds it forms virtually one component of bottom,
only narrow, deeply-h2o channels separating them, however it is not of great importance and
importance as a fishing ground, specially as judged by the use of it by the American citizen fleet.
These larger grounds are intensely fished both by American citizen vessels and by those from Nova
Scotia ports in addition to by French and English language otter trawlers.
The data given on this page and in other places with this report are taken from the published
bulletins of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, and include just the landings of vessels of 5 loads
net, or older, at the plug-ins of Boston and Glouscester, Mass., and Portland, Me.
[Desk 5--Sport fishing grounds in the offshore Northern Atlantic, demonstrating the principal types
taken upon them]
[Footnote 16: "Pedro Reinel, a Portuguese pilot of great importance and fame" (Herrera) crafted a
map in 1505 displaying Sable Tropical isle, dreadful and dreaded by all fishermen even in those
days, in which he named it "Santa Cruz." Jacamo Gastaldi, an Italian cartographer, in 1548 shows it
"Isolla de Market." Sir Humphrey Gilbert or his historian, says that the Portuguese had
manufactured an interesting resolution here for shipwrecked mariners. This, "With intelligence we
had of the Portugal who was himself current when the Portugals, above thirty years earlier (thus just
before 1551) performed put upon the island nice and swine to dog breed, which were because

7. exceedingly multiplied."]
TABLES OF CATCH
[Table 6--Distance from Boston or Gloucester, Bulk., to the centre of certain from the more
important offshore banks]
[Dinner table 7--Extended distance from Portland, Me., to the center of certain of the more essential
offshore banking companies]
[Table 8--Landings by fishing vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from inner
or shore grounds, 1927]
[Table 9--Landings by fishing vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from the
external grounds from the Gulf of Maine, 1927]
[Table 10--Landings by minn kota parts vessels at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me.,
from the angling reasons of the Georges Bank place, 1927]
[Table 11--Landings by the otter-trawl fleet at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me., from
the minn kota parts grounds of the Georges Bank region, 1927]