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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Lobster Fishery of Maine.,
by John N. Cobb
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Title: The Lobster Fishery of Maine.
Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899
Author: John N. Cobb
Release Date: January 7, 2006 [eBook #17475]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LOBSTER FISHERY OF
MAINE.***

E-text prepared by Ronald Calvin Huber
while serving as Penobscot Bay Watch, Rockland, Maine,
with technical assistance from Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D.

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Lobster Fishery of Maine., by John N. Cobb
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The Lobster Fishery Of Maine.
by
John N. Cobb
Agent of the United States Fish Commission.
Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission,
Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899
CONTENTS

Introduction
Natural History of the Lobster
History of the Fishery
The Fishing Grounds
The Fishing Season
Fishing Appliances
Methods of Fishing
Bait
Fishing Vessels and Boats
Transporting Vessels or Smacks
Lobster Cars
Methods of Shipping, Wholesale Trade, etc.
Boiling
Lobster Pounds
The Canning Industry
Abundance, etc.
Weight of Lobsters
Chemical Composition of Lobsters
Artificial Propagation of the Lobster
Large and Peculiar Lobsters
Laws Regulating the Fishery
Importations of Live Lobsters

The Lobster Fishery Of Maine.
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Statistical Summary of the Lobster Industry in Maine in 1898
Bar Bel

For some years past the condition of the lobster fishery of New England has excited the earnest attention of all interested in the preservation of one of the most valuable crustaceans of our country. In the State of Maine, particularly, where the industry is of the first importance, the steady decline from year to year has caused the gravest fears, and incessant efforts have been made by the United States Fish Commission, in conjunction with the State Fish Commission of Maine, to overcome this decline. This paper presents the results of an investigation by the writer in 1899. All statistics, when not otherwise stated, are for the calendar year 1898.

I am indebted to so many dealers, fishermen, and others for information given and courtesies extended that it is impossible to mention them by name; and I now extend to all my most sincere thanks for their many kindnesses.

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