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Apparently there is no reasons why this really should not be an all-the-season fishing ground, but it
really seems not to be been to much in the winter months. It furnishes, however, a very good
summer handline fishery for cod at dogfish time, and in the spring a few months it abounds in cod,
cusk, and hake, all fish of sizeable size.
Roseway Bank. This bank is placed N. of the western a part of La Have and SE. of Shelbourne Light,
Nova Scotia: 31 miles SSE. from the whistling buoy off Lockport, Nova Scotia, to the southeastern
advantage. It is oblong in shape as well as small level--about 270 square geographical miles. Its
greatest duration is 21 miles and its particular 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 as well as at the north west
corner is connected with the shore limit of 60 fathoms from a narrow throat. Depths are from 33 to
48 fathoms. The bottom is ofgravel and sand, and rocks; about the Northeast Optimum the bottom is
of discolored mud and gravel.
Currents in this region are not nearly so powerful as about Cape Sable and Browns Banking
institution, their basic direction being WSW. and ENE the westerly very much the much stronger,
though the power and path of both of them are much relying on the winds.
Hake, halibut and pollock occur, the very best minn kota parts months being from May to October,
when the bank is resorted to by craft from western Nova Scotia, even though the principal minn kota
parts used here arecod and haddock, and cusk. Fire can spread swiftly
on a boat, even about water.
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help keep your crew safe.A number of New The united kingdom craft also minn kota elements here.
La Have Lender. Situated eastward of Browns Bank and S. and E. of Roseway Bank. It extends from
42? 34' to 43? 26' to the north latitude a distance of 52 a long way, and from 63? 50' to 65? 07' to the
west longitude a distance around 54 miles. The bank is nearly divided into two portions, that the
eastern (La Have Bank correct) extends N and S. 39 miles and the western portion practically E. and
W. about 35 kilometers. The total part of the bank is all about 1,200 miles.
The base is largely coarsepebbles and gravel, and rock and roll, with smaller areas of sand
distributed here and there. Depths operate from 40 to 50 fathoms. The normal set of the currents is
usually to the westward, but this really is much affected by the push and path of the wind and is
normally quite powerful during easterly blows.
The primary fishing upon this bank previously has been for haddock and cod: and while past reports,
(1881) speak of this as experiencing once been a favorite minn kota parts ground for halibut and
declare that it was not at time of much importance for the reason that fishery, the figures just for
this 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 capture of halibut here can make quite an
imposing shape when the fairly small size of the ground is known as.
Little Los angeles Have and the La Have Ridges are just continuations on this back towards the
Traditional western Bank for a distance of approximately 45 mls. This areas the eastern limit within
62? 50' west longitude, the north and the southern area of boundaries getting about as those of La
Have Financial institution. The section of the ridges is about. MinnKota is a complete support
recycling as well as document destruction center throughout Fargo, ND. We happen to be offering
recycling services sinc1,575 miles. The base here is a succession of ridges of gravel and pebbles
with occasional patches of stones. Depths come from 53 to 80 fathoms. The current, occasionally
strong, is weaker here than farther W. around the bank and, except while in easterly winds, is but
little noticed. The general established is westerly.
"The Ridges" says the report before mentioned, "were for many years among the favorite
accommodations for halibut catchers in winter, and many excellent catches of cod were taken right
here at that season. At present but few halibut are trapped except in the deep normal water along
the southern edge of the ground, where they sometimes have been discovered quite plentiful during
virtually the entire year." Evidently there has not been much change in these problems since the
writer's time; minn kota parts appear to be present within about the same volumes as in past years.
One piece of underside, having depths of 25 to 50 fathoms over red clay-based, lying approximately
in 43? 08' to 43? 10' north latitude and about 81? to 83? west longitude, seems an excellent spring
and early summer ground. Obviously red-clay bottom part indicates an effective halibut terrain, as
this varieties is usually current where this type of bottom is located.
Hake are normally found in very good numbers within the deep drinking water about the ends of the
soil and even in the Ridges.
These waters are quite heavily fished from Canadian ports, as well as a fair number of American
vessels visit them each year, many of them hailing from Boston or Gloucester.
Scandinavian Bank. Eighteen miles SSW. from Shelbourne Light. Nova Scotia. It is actually about 3
miles very long in an E. and W. direction by about ? distance wide. Generally, the bottom is level,
with depths from 50 to 70 fathoms; the shoal parts are sharp and rocky, the bottom across the
deeper amounts being composed mostly of small black and yellow-colored pebbles.
This really is a summer halibut ground (August and July) in depths from 45 to 60 fathoms, and
halibut occur in October in the much deeper waters about this. It is also a decent summer cod
ground, and cusk exist in the serious water concerning the edges in the course of most of the year.
In standard, seasons and species are much as on Roseway.
American Bank. This is one of the most critical fishing grounds from the western Atlantic, whether
as regards sizing or the abundance of its product or service. It is placed S. of Cape Breton Island
along with the eastern part of Nova Scotia between the parallels of 42? 44 and 55'? 46' northern
latitude along with the meridians of 59? 62 and 04'? 35' west longitude. It has a time period of 156
kilometers and a size, including the Midsection Ground, of 76 a long way. It is about 420 mls E. ? S.
from Boston to the southwestern edge, meaning about 48 hours' steaming for the otter-trawl fleet.
The general contour from the bank in the 65-fathom range, as put down on the Admiralty chart,
approaches relatively a very elongated ellipse, the more axis running NE. by E. and SW. by W.; but
over a broad area to eastward of the center of your budget, soundings of less than 50 fathoms
connect it directly with all the Middle Ground, which we have here within the some bank. The total
magnitude of the banking institution thus defined is about 7,000 sq geographical miles. Off its
eastern stop lies Banquereau (the Quereau of the fishermen) with The Gully between, and a short
range of the european edge will be the La Have Ridges.
The depths off the southern side of the bank increase rapidly from 80 to700 and 1,200, and in many
cases 1,400 fathoms. With the eastern finish is Sable Island, [16] "graveyard of ships", along and
narrow, crescent-shaped elevation seemingly minimizing in area each year, created entirely of sand
that has been blown Into innumerable hummocks and dunes. Away both ends of the tropical island
are lengthy and risky yellow sand bars. The length of the island is 20 kilometers; its best width is
about 1? mls. It is said that the Northwest Gentle has been shifted three times simply because that
the western end of the island continues to be literally mesmerised. It depends on an E. and W.
direction, along with the depth water over the pubs for a distance of 7 to 10 miles out does not
exceed 2 fathoms, and even 10 miles farther out the depths do not exceed 10 to 11 fathoms. Within
recent times fishermen have reported the look of a fine sand shoal about 5 or 6 a long way SE.
through the Northeast Light-weight. This is said 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 mainly sandy with patches of gravel and pebbles. Currents are often very strong about
Sable Isle and are relatively irregular; seemingly they are much influenced by the winds. In the
other parts of your bank typically there is but little present, whatever there is certainly usually
tending toward the west.
Previously the cod and halibut were the meals fishes most taken on this page, but with the changed
techniques in the fishery (as the expansion of the otter-trawl fleet) and a changed preference in our
community the haddock catch is one of the second most critical in the statements of minn kota parts
readily available waters. The halibut fishery stands thirdly in the listing. Other underside feeders
exist in less phone 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 tiny amount of haddock in the fares extracted from these seas in past years, the
author asked a variety of old-time fishermen as to its abundance in the old days. The answer was
normally Oh you will find, there have been always haddock there; at times they worried us a great
deal." Then, noting my surprise at so placing it, "You know, the haddock isn't much like a salt
species of fish."
Not valuable proportionately, though it will likely be noted that in 1923 the haddock catch here was
a really good second to the cod get in poundage. In the otter-trawl catch using this ground it will be
noted that this positions of the two species are reversed. As a rule, these steamers certainly acquire
more than 2 pounds of haddock to 1 of cod on other overseas grounds--probably the result of
running in the shoaler waters and also on the better bottom because of the difficulty of dragging
across the rocky and kelp-covered soil, which the cod seems to choose. If it is so desired, although
the bottom around the Western Financial institution is of the nature regarding offer little obstruction
on the passage of your net, in order that virtually all parts of it may be fished by this method; and
this, added to the acknowledged movements of the cod colleges makes it achievable at a number of
seasons of year to catch a more substantial proportion of this species.
Haddock are found concerning the bars at both finishes of the island in March and from that time to
around June 1 in from 15 to 22 fathoms. They are also plentiful 18 kilometers W. from the Northwest
Light at the same seasons and at the same depths. DuringMight and Apr, and June they come in near
the island in from 10 to 17 fathoms--even going to 1 fathom. Through the other year (except for the
chillier months, when they have moved away into much deeper water) they might be found
throughout the bank on sandy bottom in 28 to 30 fathoms, where most of the beam trawl
sportfishing is carried on.
There exists a good cod school each year on the fairly level base along the western and
southwestern corners of the floor in 70 fathoms and much more from February 1 to May 1, and in
most years some this types is adopted this area. In May this school offers moved on to a piece of
base about 20 miles extended lying SW. from the North west Light and achieving depths averaging
27 fathoms. With reasonable fishing for cod on the American Bank during most of the season, they
seem to be most abundant in the first of March to June. Apparently this species visits this ground in
sizeable numbers throughout the spawning year, though the winter season school in this article
appears to be smaller than that on Georges. In winter the cod are mainly identified upon the western
section of the bank, stepping into the shoaler waters toward Sable Tropical island as the springtime
advances (in the course of March and April), the "Bend" of your island and the neighborhood of the
bars in 2 to 4 fathoms, where they are often seen taking the hook or can be "jigged." being favorite
grounds. The soil lying W. from the Northwest about, on and lightweight the North west Bar (18
miles W, from the light-weight), is a beloved cod soil in June and may even. The shoal water on the
rocky underside WNW in the Northwest Light-weight furnishes excellent cod sport fishing from June
10 to July 1. This piece commences just outside the 3-mile extend of breakers running right out of
the land and extends offshore in a usually westerly course to 24 fathoms. Significantly hand-lining is
performed here.
From the shoal normal water, in April and May, the minn kota pieces seem to be feeding on the
"lant," (Ammodytes americanus). It is said the minn kota pieces taken on the bottom close to the isle
are smaller than those located farther western side. The shoal water of the northern shore of the
tropical island is said to obtain good cod grounds and favorite spots for "dory hand-liner." The cod
schools seem to appear 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, shifting N. and W. on the island. The cod
of Sable Isle are reported to be fine, organization fish, perhaps because of the abundance of the "red
clams" (bank clams) on these grounds.
The haddock and cod fishery is carried on by American and Canadian cruising otter and vessels
trawlers, a lot more English and French vessels of the second option class participating in the
fishery of this terrain each year.
Halibut are found on the Western Banking institution virtually all the year at depths varying
together with the seasons. As being a halibut bank, this, together with the Gully and Quereau-
-actually, all a single piece of soil--ranks 2nd only to the Grand Bank Itself. The ideal fishing here for
halibut is found from January to October. There are many places about and on the financial
institution that the halibut seems to choose, as the Maximum of Pike, 85 miles W. by S. from your
Northwest Light 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 100 and 150 fathoms in June; in fact, pursuing the 100--fathom
curve along the edge of this bank, past the Northeast Peak (40 kilometers SE. from the Northeast
Light-weight), into the Gully and around the The southern area of Prong of Quereau for the Middle
Prong. Apparently they leave this piece of underside in July. Often the species of fish are close to the
tropical island in the spring, in which the water is very shoal that they may be seen utilizing the bait
or playing with the hook before you take. InApril and May, and June a good halibut ground is 18
fathoms 24 mls WNW. from Sable Isle.
The European Bank seems to be a good feeding ground for cod and halibut as it abounds in shellfish
and crustaceans, as well as certain intervals there are many smaller sized species of minn kota parts
upon it, for example the lant and herring, on which these kinds and the haddock, also, specifically
prey. A great deal of swordfish is taken within September and August, mainly by American vessels.
Banquereau. Divided from the Traditional western Bank with the Gully, it has a very unusual form-
-the principle bank roughly rectangular, by using a narrow westerly extension of comparatively
regular form. Its length, E. and W., is about 120 miles, its greatest breadth about 47 miles, along
with its total location about 2,800 miles.
The principle portion of the banking institution lies in between 44? 04' and 45? 01' north latitude
and 67? 59 and 10'? 00' western side longitude, and the western prolongation lies between 44? 44
and 24'? 42' north latitude and 69? 80 and 00'? 05' west longitude. Based on the places that
measurements are taken, northern of Banquereau lies Artimon, distant 3 miles, and Misaine,
faraway from 2 to 15 miles. The currents allow me to share of varying force, significantly influenced
by the wind, to ensure that several days of strong tides may be combined with intervals if you have
little if any current.
About the eastern component of Quereau is an area of shoal ground called the Rocky Underside,
having a range of about 18 fathoms; someplace else depths run from 18 to 50 fathoms. There are
scattered areas of fine sand and pea gravel, even though most of the time the bottom is rocky.
Cod and halibut are the primary food fish hake, haddock and taken and cusk being consumed small
numbers. The Difficult Bottom, a shoal soil of 20 to 25 fathom depths on the eastern part, was much
resorted to by dory handliners in summer season. The cod are most plentiful around the eastern part
of the bank, however occasional excellent fares are taken toward the western. The very best cod
minn kota parts with this bank originates from May until September, if the schools gather to feed
with the lant, squid, crustaceans, and shellfish, then really abundant.
Halibut are found here all the year off the sides in 100 to 400 fathoms. Some of these could be minn
kota pieces in migration northward, though apparently they are feeding and breeding grounds for
this particular species, and is particularly not strange for a institution to remain for weeks and also
months in a locality.
The primary halibut grounds are over the eastern and the southern area of borders of the bank--the
Southwest Prong and the South west 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.), along with the Eastern Slope (44? 28' to
45? 00' N. lat.)--in depths of 150 to 400 fathoms. These deeply-h2o areas are rocky and support a
really rich growth ofcorals and gorgonians, sea anemones, etc. The Eastern Slope has an abundance
of bank clams in depths of 25 fathoms. These beds are perfect hand-line reasons for cod. The halibut,
too, feeds to a substantial extent after these reddish clams.
The Stone Fence off the eastern slope of Quereau is a very rocky bit of ground loaded with "bushes"
(corals) in 250 fathoms. This is a good halibut terrain although it is practically impossible to haul the
gear yourself and the usage of the "gurdy" (a roller turned with a crank and fastened to the dory's
bow for winding http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/ the trawl) will become 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 the deep waterway between Banquereau and Sable Island or Western Banking
institution. It runs in an WNW. and an ESE. direction northern of Sable Island, switching somewhat
abruptly S. at its eastern end and continuing lower between the eastern end of Western Banking
institution and the South west Prong of Banquereau. The complete length is around 80 kilometers,
the greatest size about 20 miles. Depths range from 68 to 145 fathoms over a bottom of rocks, gravel
and beach sand and mud. The difficult and gravelly portions kind several ridges separated by areas
of better materials, apart from in the eastern section, in which the intervals among are mostly
protected by pebbles and sharp stones. Ocean currents are generally westerly, of various strength,
very much affected by the easterly wind.
The Gully is a very essential halibut soil. The halibut are not present in great amounts all over the
terrain, perhaps the very best of the fishing getting on the rocky and gravelly slopes and ridges
included in between the meridians of 69? and 80? to the west longitude. This rocky underside is rich
in food, along with the lant and herring are generally plentiful here in their year. In the spring the
halibut appear to be especially quite a few in the upper and northwestern areas of the bank, later on,
in June and July, moving even farther out. Some, are found here in winter. While the cod may also be
found in The Gully in 60 to 90 fathoms, it can do not appear to be of regular occurrence; and
apparently there are almost no haddock here, probably because of the range of the normal water
and the nature of the base.
Artimon Bank. Has an area of some 120 sq miles with a bottom of gravel and rocksdepths and rocks
of 38 to 50 fathoms. It is actually but unknown because of the tendency of the fishermen to use the
greater grounds close at hand. Cod are known to be present in this article, however. The bank lies
N. of the eastern part of Quereau, separated from it by a slim, deep-water channel.
Misaine Financial institution. In general banking institutions are divided by some 20 miles of serious
water, though lies N. of the traditional western two-thirds of Quereau, at one position very in close
proximity to. Its finest length is 80 mls and its finest width 40 miles. Depths are from 40 to 60
fathoms spanning a bottom broken and difficult. A few halibut trips are landed from this in most
years, even though it is not of much relevance as a minn kota parts soil.
Canso Bank. A long, filter extension of Misaine Lender, lying inside an E, and W. route; its size is 45
miles as well as its greatest width 13 kilometers, 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; probably it is overshadowed by the actual existence of its larger Quereau,
neighborhood friends and Traditional western Banks, in which grounds it forms virtually one
component of bottom, only narrow, deep-water channels splitting them, though it is not of much
importance as being a fishing ground, specially as judged by the use of it by the United states fleet.
These larger reasons are greatly fished equally by American citizen vessels and also by those from
Nova Scotia ports in addition to by French and English otter trawlers.
The figures given elsewhere and here in this report are taken from the published bulletins of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries, and include just the landings of vessels of 5 lots net, or higher, at
the ports of Boston and Glouscester, Mass., and Portland, Me.
[Desk 5--Sportfishing grounds of your offshore Northern Atlantic, exhibiting the principal varieties
taken after them]
[Footnote 16: "Pedro Reinel, a Portuguese pilot of great importance and fame" (Herrera) crafted a
map in 1505 demonstrating Sable Island, dreadful and dreaded by all fishermen even in those days,
in which he referred to as 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 produced an
interesting pay out here for shipwrecked mariners. This, "After intelligence we had of any Portugal
who had been himself existing when the Portugals, above thirty years past (thus prior to 1551) do
put upon the island great and swine to particular breed of dog, which were because exceedingly
multiplied."]
TABLES OF CATCH
[Table 6--Distance from Boston or Gloucester, Size., to the centre of certain of your more important
overseas banks]
[Kitchen table 7--Extended distance from Portland, Me., to the center of a number of of the more
valuable offshore banks]
[Table 8--Landings by minn kota elements 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 of your Gulf of Maine, 1927]
[Table 10--Landings by minn kota components vessels at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and
Portland, Me., from the minn kota parts reasons of the Georges Bank area, 1927]
[Dinner table 11--Landings by the otter-trawl fleet at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the sport fishing reasons of the Georges Bank region, 1927]