This document provides details on several fishing grounds in the Gulf of Maine, including: 1) Roseway Bank - An oblong shaped bank located off western Nova Scotia between 31-52 miles, with depths of 33-48 fathoms and a bottom of gravel, sand, and rocks. Haddock, halibut, pollock, cod, and cusk are caught from May to October. 2) La Have Bank - A large bank east of Browns Bank and Roseway Bank, with depths of 40-50 fathoms and a bottom of gravel and sand. Cod, haddock, halibut, and pollock are caught, with cod and haddock being the primary catches.

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It seems to not be frequented much in the winter, though obviously there is no good reason why this
should not be an all-the-12 months minn kota elements ground. It furnishes, even so, a very good
summer time handline fishery for cod at dogfish time, and in the spring weeks it abounds in cod,
cusk, and hake, all minn kota pieces of large size.
Roseway Bank. This bank is situated N. from the western component 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 benefit. It is oblong in shape and also of small level--about 270
square geographic miles. Its greatest length is 21 miles along with its greatest breadth 15 miles. It
extends from 43? 12' to 43? 33' north latitude, and from 64? 25' to 64? 52' west longitude as well as
the northwest corner is connected with the shore restrict of 60 fathoms by a narrow neck. Depths
are from 33 to 48 fathoms. The bottom is ofgravel and sand, and rocks; on the Northeast Optimum
the bottom is of yellow-colored gravel and mud.
The push and route of both of them are much relying on the winds, although currents in this region
usually are not nearly so strong as about Cape Sable and Browns Bank, their general path being
WSW. and ENE the westerly much the stronger.
Hake, halibut and pollock occur, the most effective fishing months simply being from May to
October, when the banking institution is resorted to by craft from western Nova Scotia, even though
the principal fish considered here arehaddock and cod, and cusk. A number of New Britain craft also
minn kota parts here.
Los angeles Have Banking 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 a long way, and from 63?
50' to 65? 07' western side longitude a distance of approximately 54 mls. The bank is nearly divided
into two portions, in which the eastern (La Have Bank proper) extends N and S. 39 kilometers and
the traditional western portion practically E. and W. about 35 a long way. The total area of the bank
is around 1,200 miles.
The base is largely coarsepebbles and gravel, and rock, with smaller sized areas of yellow sand
distributed here and there. Depths operate from 40 to 50 fathoms. The overall set of the currents is
usually to the westward, but this can be much affected by the power and direction of the blowing
wind and is normally quite strong during easterly blows.
The principal fishing upon this bank in past times has been for cod and haddock: and while previous
reports, (1881) speak of this as getting once been a favorite minn kota parts ground for halibut and
claim that it was not at time of much importance because fishery, the figures for this particular
ground for that year 1923 show the halibut catch to have been third in volume and first in value of
the species undertaken there. The truth is, the get of halibut here can make quite an imposing body
when the comparatively small size of the ground is known as.
Little La Have and also the La Have Ridges are simply just continuations of this back toward the
Western Bank for any distance of about 45 kilometers. This areas the eastern limit in about 62? 50'
west longitude, the north and southern boundaries becoming about as those of Los angeles Have

2. Lender. The section of the ridges is approximately 1,575 miles. The bottom here is a succession of
ridges of pebbles and gravel with occasional sections of rocks. Depths come from 53 to 80 fathoms.
The current, sometimes strong, is weaker on this page than farther W. around the bank and, except
during easterly winds, is but little seen. The general established is westerly.
"The Ridges" says the report well before mentioned, "were for a number of years one of several
favorite resorts for halibut catchers in winter, and many good catches of cod were taken right here
at that year. At present but few halibut are caught except from the deep h2o along the the southern
part of edge of the soil, where they sometimes have been discovered quite plentiful during almost
the entire calendar year." Obviously there is not much improvement in these circumstances since the
writer's time; fish seem to be present here In about the same volumes as in previous years.
A single piece of underside, having depths of 25 to 50 fathoms around red clay-based, lying about in
43? 08' to 43? 10' north latitude and about 81? to 83? west longitude, seems an effective spring and
early summer season ground. Obviously red-clay bottom indicates an effective halibut ground, as
this varieties is usually provide where this type of bottom is located.
Hake are located in very good numbers within the deep normal water about the sides of the terrain
and even in the Ridges.
These waters are quite heavily fished from Canadian ports, along with a fair number of American
vessels visit them each year, most of them hailing from Boston or Gloucester.
Scandinavian Bank. 18 miles SSW. from Shelbourne Light. Nova Scotia. It really is about 3 miles
lengthy 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 razor-sharp, the bottom within the
deeper portions being constructed mostly of small dark and yellow pebbles.
It is a summer halibut ground (July and August) in depths from 45 to 60 fathoms, and halibut occur
in October in the deeper waters about it. It is also a decent summer cod ground, and cusk can be
found in the serious water regarding the edges throughout most of the season. In seasons, species
and general are much as on Roseway.
European Bank. This is one of the most significant fishing grounds of the western Atlantic, whether
as regards size or the great 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? 55' and 44? 46' to the
north latitude and the meridians of 59? 04' and 62? 35' west longitude. It has a time period of 156
kilometers and a width, including the Center Ground, of 76 miles. 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 normal contour of your bank inside the 65-fathom series, as put down on the Admiralty chart,
approaches considerably a very elongated ellipse, the more time axis running NE. by E. and SW. by
W.; but over a large area to eastward of the center of the lender, soundings of less than 50 fathoms
hook it up directly with the Middle Terrain, which we have now here in the some lender. The total
degree of the banking institution thus identified is about 7,000 sq geographical mls. Off its eastern
conclusion lies Banquereau (the Quereau of the anglers) with The Gully between, as well as a short
extended distance of the european edge will be the La Have Ridges.
The depths away from the southern fringe of the bank boost rapidly from 80 to1 and 700,200, as well
as 1,400 fathoms. With the eastern conclusion is Sable Island, [16] "graveyard of ships", athin and
lengthy, crescent-shaped elevation seemingly lessening in area each year, established entirely of

3. sand that has been blown Into innumerable hummocks and dunes. Away both finishes of the tropical
isle are very long and dangerous fine sand bars. The size of the island is 20 mls; its greatest width is
all about 1? mls. It is said that the Northwest Light has been transferred three times mainly because
that the american end from the island continues to be literally amazed. It lies in an E. and W.
direction, as well as the depth water over the pubs for a extended distance of 7 to 10 miles out does
not go beyond 2 fathoms, and even 10 miles even farther out the depths do not exceed 10 to 11
fathoms. Within recent times fishermen have reported the appearance of a fine sand shoal about 5 or
6 a long way SE. from your Northeast Light. This is thought to appear at low drinking water.
In general, the financial institution 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 occasionally
very strong about Sable Isle and are fairly irregular; apparently they are a lot influenced by the
winds. Around the other parts in the bank normally there is but little recent, whatever there is
certainly usually tending toward the west.
Formerly the cod and halibut were the meals fishes most taken here, but with the changed methods
in the fishery (as the growth of the otter-trawl fleet) plus a changed flavor in our general public the
haddock catch is among the most second most essential in the receipts of minn kota parts readily
available waters. The halibut fishery stands next in the list. Other underside feeders exist in less
numbers, the pollock and the cusk perhaps becoming next to be able of relevance, with hake and
plenty of the various flatfishes in the otter trawls. These latter are marketed as sole.
Remembering the small amount of haddock within the fares taken from these oceans in former
years, the author asked several old-time fishermen as to its abundance in the old days. The response
was typically Oh and yes, there were always haddock there; at times they troubled us a good deal."
Then, noting my surprise at so getting it, "You know, the haddock isn't much as being a salt minn
kota parts."
It will be observed that in 1923 the haddock find here was a very good secondly to the cod catch in
poundage, although not so valuable proportionately. In the otter-trawl catch with this ground it will
probably be noted that this positions of these two species are reversed. As a rule, these steamers
certainly acquire more than 2 pounds of haddock to 1 of cod on other offshore grounds--possibly the
result of running in the shoaler waters as well as on the better bottom as a result of difficulty of
dragging on the rocky and kelp-covered ground, which the cod seems to choose. But the bottom on
the Western Bank is of such nature regarding offer very little obstruction on the passage of your net,
to ensure virtually all aspects of it may be fished by this strategy; and this, added to the identified
movements in the cod universities makes it feasible at certain seasons of year to catch a more
substantial proportion with this species if it is so preferred.
Haddock are found concerning the bars at both ends of the tropical isle in Mar and from that time to
about June 1 in from 15 to 22 fathoms. They are also ample 18 mls W. from the Northwest Light-
weight at the identical seasons as well as the same depths. DuringApr and May, and June they come
in next to the island in from 10 to 17 fathoms--even going to 1 fathom. Through the rest of the year
(aside from the chillier months, if they have moved off into further water) they might be found
throughout the bank on sandy bottom part in 28 to 30 fathoms, where most of the ray trawl minn
kota parts is carried on.
There is a good cod school each year on the somewhat level bottom along the european and
southwestern ends of the floor in 70 fathoms and more from Feb . 1 to May 1, and in most years a.
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4. In May this school seems to have moved on to a piece of bottom part about 20 miles lengthy lying
SW. from the North west Light and having depths averaging 27 fathoms. With honest minn kota
components for cod on the Western Bank throughout most of the 12 months, they seem to be most
abundant from your first of March to June. Apparently this species visits this terrain in sizeable
numbers during the spawning time of year, though the winter season school right here appears to be
smaller than that on Georges. During winter the cod are mainly identified upon the western section
of the bank, moving into the shoaler waters in the direction of Sable Tropical isle as the springtime
advances (throughout March and April), the "Bend" from the island and also the neighborhood in the
bars in 2 to 4 fathoms, where they are often seen getting the hook or can be "jigged." being favored
grounds. The ground lying W. from the Northwest Light, about and on the Northwest Bar (18 miles
W, from the light-weight), is a preferred cod ground in Could and June. The shoal water on the rocky
base WNW from the Northwest Gentle furnishes very good cod minn kota parts from June 10 to July
1. This piece commences just outside the 3-mile stretch out of breakers running out from the land
and extends offshore in a usually westerly course to 24 fathoms. Much hand-lining is performed
here.
Inside the shoal h2o, in Apr and May, the fish seem to be serving on the "lant," (Ammodytes
americanus). It is said how the minn kota pieces taken on the bottom close to the island are smaller
compared to those found farther western. The shoal water from the northern shoreline of the isle is
said to get good cod grounds and favorite areas for "dory hands-liner." The cod schools seem to
arrive on the Upper Peak (SE. from the Northeast Light 40 miles to SE ? S. from very same point 28
miles) in late March and the first of April, moving N. and W. to the island. The cod of Sable Tropical
island are reported to be fine, organization fish, perhaps due to abundance from the "red clams"
(bank clams) on these grounds.
The haddock and cod fishery is carried on by American and Canadian sailing vessels and otter
trawlers, an increasing number of English and French vessels of the latter class performing the
fishery of this floor each year.
Halibut are located on the Western Bank virtually all the season at depths varying using the seasons.
This, with The Gully and Quereau--in fact, all one bit of ground--ranks second only to the Fantastic
Bank Alone, as a halibut bank. The very best fishing here for halibut is found from January to
October. There are numerous places about and on the financial institution that the halibut seems to
favor, as the Peak of Pike, 85 kilometers W. by S. in the Northwest Light-weight of Sable Island; S.
and SW. of Sable Island from 12 to 38 kilometers; SW. 20 miles in 60 fathoms in May; thence out
into 100 and 150 fathoms in June; in fact, pursuing the 100--fathom curve down the edge of this
bank, beyond the Northeast Peak (40 miles SE. in 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. Where the normal water is so shoal that they can be seen taking the lure or messing
around with the catch before taking, usually the fish are close to the island in the spring. InApril and
May, and June a good halibut ground is 18 fathoms 24 miles WNW. from Sable Tropical island.
The American Bank is apparently a good serving ground both for cod and halibut as it abounds in
shellfish and crustaceans, and at certain times there are many small species of seafood with it,
including the lant and herring, on what these varieties and the haddock, also, especially prey. A
great deal of swordfish is taken here in September and August, mainly by American vessels.
Banquereau. Split up from the Traditional western Bank with the Gully, this has a very unnatural
form--the primary bank approximately rectangular, with a narrow westerly extension of
comparatively typical form. Its length, E. and W., is about 120 miles, its greatest width about 47
miles, and its total place about 2,800 miles.

5. The principle portion of the lender lies involving 44? 45 and 04'? 01' north latitude and 67? 10' and
59? 00' to the west longitude, along with the western prolongation lies involving 44? 24' and 44? 42'
north latitude and 69? 00' and 80? 05' western side longitude. To the north of Banquereau lies
Artimon, distant 3 miles, and Misaine, distant from 2 to 15 miles according to the places from which
measurements are taken. If any current, the currents allow me to share of diverse force, significantly
influenced by the wind, to ensure several days of strong tides may be combined with intervals should
there be little.
Around the eastern element of Quereau is definitely an area of shoal ground known as the Rocky
Base, having a degree of about 18 fathoms; in other places depths run from 18 to 50 fathoms.
Typically the bottom is rocky, but there are dispersed patches of sand and gravel.
Cod and halibut are the main food fishes hake, taken and haddock and cusk being taken in small
amounts. 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 time. Occasional excellent fares are taken to the
western side, even though the cod are most plentiful around the eastern part of the bank. The ideal
cod sport fishing about this bank is produced by May right up until September, when the schools
gather to feed after the lant, squid, crustaceans, and shellfish, then really abundant.
Halibut are found here all the season off the ends in 100 to 400 fathoms. Some of these may be minn
kota components in migration northward, even though apparently these are reproduction and
serving grounds for this particular species, in fact it is not unconventional for a university to remain
for weeks and even months in one locality.
The principal halibut reasons are along the southern and eastern 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.), as well as the Eastern Slope (44? 28' to 45? 00' N.
lat.)--in depths of 150 to 400 fathoms. These deep-water areas are rocky and support an incredibly
rich development ofcorals and gorgonians, sea anemones, etc. The Eastern Slope has an abundance
of bank clams in depths of 25 fathoms. These beds are excellent hand-line grounds for cod. The
halibut, too, feeds to a sizeable extent with these reddish colored clams.
The Stone Fencing off the eastern slope of Quereau is definitely a rocky part of ground filled with
"trees" (corals) in 250 fathoms. This is a great halibut soil although it is almost impossible to haul
the gear yourself and the usage of the "gurdy" (a roller turned by a fastened and crank to the dory's
bow for winding the trawl) becomes necessary. Infrequent fares of halibut are taken on and about
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
Banking institution. It runs in an WNW. and an ESE. direction to the north of Sable Island,
transforming somewhat suddenly S. at its eastern end and continuing downward between the
eastern end of Western Banking institution and the South west Prong of Banquereau. The full length
is approximately 80 mls, the greatest breadth about 20 miles. Depths range from 68 to 145 fathoms
over a bottom of rocks, sand and gravel and mud. The difficult and gravelly portions kind several
ridges separated by areas of better materials, besides in the eastern section, in which the intervals
in between are mostly protected by pebbles and sharp rocks. Ocean currents are generally westerly,
of diverse strength, much affected by the easterly wind.
The Gully is a very significant halibut ground. The halibut are not present in great figures all over
the terrain, perhaps the very best of the sport fishing becoming on the rocky and gravelly ski slopes
and ridges included in between the meridians of 69? and 80? western longitude. This rocky base is

6. full of food, and also the lant and herring are often plentiful in their year. In the spring the halibut
appear to be especially many in the northwestern and northern aspects of the bank, later on, in June
and July, moving farther out. Some, are found here in winter. It does not seem to be of regular
incidence; and seemingly there are almost no haddock here, probably due to the depth in the water
as well as the nature of your bottom, as the cod might be found in The Gully in 60 to 90 fathoms.
Artimon Bank. Comes with an area of some 120 square miles with a bottom of gravel and rocksrocks
and depths of 38 to 50 fathoms. It is but hidden because of the inclination of the fishermen to use
the larger grounds close up at hand. Cod are known to be present right here, however. The lender
lies N. of the eastern part of Quereau, separated from this by a slim, deep-water channel.
Misaine Bank. In general financial institutions are separated by some 20 a long way of strong water,
though lies N. of the traditional western two-thirds of Quereau, at one spot very near. Its finest
length is 80 miles and its very best width 40 miles. Depths are from 40 to 60 fathoms spanning a
bottom damaged and difficult. A few halibut trips are landed from this in most yrs, even though it is
not of much importance as a angling terrain.
Canso Financial institution. A long, thin extension of Misaine Banking institution, lying within an E,
and W. route; its span is 45 miles along with its greatest width 13 mls, its region being about 425
rectangular miles. Depths range from 30 to 65 fathoms spanning a bottom of sand, with spots of
gravel and pebbles. It is far from of much significance as a minn kota parts ground, especially as
judged by means of it with the American fleet, though far more fished by vessels from Nova Scotia;
perhaps it really is overshadowed by the presence of its larger Western, Quereau and neighbors
Banking institutions, with which reasons it forms virtually a single piece of bottom, only filter, deep-
water channels separating them. Fire can easily spread rapidly
on a boat, even in water.
Alarms as well as detectors can
help keep the crew safe.These larger reasons are heavily fished equally by American vessels and also
those from Nova Scotia ports in addition to by French and English otter trawlers.
The stats given elsewhere and here within this report are taken from the published bulletins of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries, and include merely the landings of vessels of 5 loads net, or
older, at the ports of Boston and Glouscester, Mass., and Portland, Me.
[Dinner table 5--Fishing grounds of the offshore Northern Atlantic, displaying the principal kinds
taken upon them]
[Footnote 16: "Pedro Reinel, a Portuguese pilot of great importance and fame" (Herrera) crafted a
map in 1505 showing Sable Tropical isle, dreadful and terrifying by all fishermen even in those days,
exactly where he known as it "Santa Cruz." Jacamo Gastaldi, an Italian cartographer, in 1548 shows
it "Isolla de World." Sir Humphrey Gilbert or his historian, says that the Portuguese had created an
interesting pay out here for shipwrecked mariners. This, "After intelligence we had of any Portugal
who was himself existing when the Portugals, above thirty years past (thus just before 1551) do put
after the island tidy and swine to dog breed, which were given that exceedingly increased."]
TABLES OF CATCH

7. [Table 6--Distance from Boston or Gloucester, Volume., to the center of certain of the more
important overseas banks]
[Table 7--Extended distance from Portland, Me., to the center of particular of the more important
offshore financial institutions]
[Table 8--Landings by minn kota parts vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me.,
from interior or shore grounds, 1927]
[Table 9--Landings by minn kota components vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the outer grounds from the Gulf of Maine, 1927]
[Table 10--Landings by fishing vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from the
angling grounds of the Georges Bank place, 1927]
[Dinner table 11--Landings by the otter-trawl fleet at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the minn kota parts reasons of the Georges Bank place, 1927]