Fishing Grounds of the Gulf 1 10

Apparently there is no good reason why this ought not to be an all-the-12 months minn kota pieces
ground, however it seems to not be been to much during the cold months. It furnishes, even so, a
very good summer season handline fishery for cod at dogfish time, and in the spring months it
abounds in cod, cusk, and hake, all minn kota components of huge size.
Roseway Bank. This bank lies N. of 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, to the
southeastern benefit. It is oblong in shape as well as small extent--about 270 square geographical
miles. Its greatest length is 21 miles and its particular greatest breadth 15 kilometers. It runs from
43? 12' to 43? 33' north latitude, and from 64? 25' to 64? 52' western side longitude as well as at the
north west corner is connected with the shore limit of 60 fathoms with a narrow neck area. Depths
are from 33 to 48 fathoms. The bottom is offine sand and gravel, and rocks; about the Northeast
Maximum the bottom is of yellowish gravel and mud.
Currents in this area are not virtually so robust as about Cape Sable and Browns Banking institution,
their basic direction being WSW. and ENE the westerly much the more robust, though the pressure
and path of both of these are much influenced by the wind.
Hake, halibut and pollock occur, the ideal fishing months getting from Could to October, when the
financial institution is resorted to by craft from western Nova Scotia, even though the principal fish
considered here arehaddock and cod, and cusk. A few New The united kingdom craft also minn kota
elements 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' to the north latitude a distance of 52 miles, and from 63? 50' to 65?
07' to the west longitude a distance of approximately 54 mls. The bank is nearly divided into two
portions, in which the eastern (La Have Bank suitable) extends N and S. 39 mls and the western
portion virtually E. and W. about 35 kilometers. The total section of the bank is around 1,200 miles.
The base is largely coarsegravel and pebbles, and rock, with more compact areas of beach sand
distributed from time to time. Depths work from 40 to 50 fathoms. The typical set of the currents
would be to the westward, but this really is much influenced by the pressure and path of the blowing
wind and is generally quite solid during easterly blows.
The primary minn kota parts upon this bank before has been for cod and haddock: and while
previous reports, (1881) speak of this as having once been a favorite angling terrain for halibut and
declare that it was not at time of great importance and importance in this fishery, the figures for this
ground for the year 1923 show the halibut get to have been third in volume and first in value of the
species used there. In reality, the find of halibut here helps make quite an imposing shape when the
comparatively small size of the ground is known as.
Little Los angeles Have along with the La Have Ridges are simply continuations of this back in the
direction of the American Bank for any distance of around 45 a long way. This locations the eastern
limit in about 62? 50' west longitude, the upper and the southern part of boundaries becoming about
as those of La Have Bank. The part of the ridges is about 1,575 miles. The base here is a succession
of ridges of pebbles and pea gravel with occasional patches of rocks. Depths come from 53 to 80
fathoms. The current, at times strong, is weaker right here than further W. on the bank and, except
in the course of easterly winds, is but little noticed. The general set up is westerly.
"The Ridges" says the report prior to mentioned, "were for a number of years among the favorite
hotels for halibut catchers in the winter months, and many very good catches of cod were actually
taken right here at that season. At present but few halibut are caught except inside the deep h2o
along the the southern area of edge of the soil, where they sometimes have been found quite
plentiful during virtually the entire year." Apparently there is not much alternation in these
problems since the writer's time; fish seem to be present in about the same volumes as in former
years.
A single 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 excellent spring
and early summer ground. Obviously red-clay base indicates an effective halibut terrain, as this
kinds is usually present where this sort of bottom can be found.
Hake are found in excellent numbers inside the deep water about the ends of the soil and even
around the Ridges.
These waters are very heavily fished from Canadian ports, and a fair variety of American vessels visit
them each year, the majority of them hailing from Boston or Gloucester.
Scandinavian Bank. Eighteen miles SSW. from Shelbourne Light. Nova Scotia. It can be about 3
miles long in an E. and W. direction by about ? mile wide. In general, the bottom is level, with depths
from 50 to 70 fathoms; the shoal parts are difficult and razor-sharp, the bottom on the deeper
amounts being composed mostly of small dark and discolored 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 good summer cod ground, and cusk can
be found in the deeply water regarding the edges during most of the 12 months. In conditions,
general and species tend to be as on Roseway.
American Bank. This is one of the most essential minn kota elements grounds in the western
Atlantic, whether as regards dimension or the abundance of its product. It is S. of Cape Breton
Island and the eastern a part of Nova Scotia between the parallels of 42? 55' and 44? 46' to the
north latitude and also the meridians of 59? 62 and 04'? 35' west longitude. It has a period of 156
miles and a width, including the Middle Ground, of 76 miles. 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 of the bank throughout the 65-fathom range, as laid down on the Admiralty
graph or chart, approaches relatively a very elongated ellipse, the more axis running NE. by E. and
SW. by W.; but over a large area to eastward of the center of the financial institution, soundings of
less than 50 fathoms hook it up directly together with the Middle Ground, which we have here in the
some bank. The total level of the lender thus described is about 7,000 sq geographical a long way.
Off its eastern end lies Banquereau (the Quereau of the fishermen) with The Gully between, along
with a short range of the traditional western edge are definitely the La Have Ridges.
The depths from the southern fringe of the bank boost rapidly from 80 to700 and 1,200, and even
1,400 fathoms. On the eastern end is Sable Island, [16] "graveyard of ships", along and narrow,
crescent-shaped elevation seemingly lowering in region each year, created entirely of sand that has
been blown Into innumerable hummocks and dunes. Away both ends of the isle are long and
dangerous yellow sand bars. The size of the island is 20 kilometers; its greatest width is all about 1?
a long way. It is said the Northwest Gentle has been relocated three times due to the fact that the
american end in the island continues to be literally blown away. It depends on an E. and W.
direction, and also the depth of water over the bars for a length of 7 to 10 miles out does not go
beyond 2 fathoms, and even 10 miles further out the depths do not exceed 10 to 11 fathoms. Within
the past several years fishermen have reported the appearance of a beach sand shoal about 5 or 6
kilometers SE. through the Northeast Lighting. This is believed to appear at low normal water.
In general, the financial institution slopes S. and W. from the tropical island, depths which range
from 18 to 60 fathoms. The bottom is usually sandy with patches of pebbles and pea gravel. Currents
are often very strong about Sable Island and are fairly irregular; apparently they are a lot influenced
by the winds. On the other parts in the bank typically there is but little current, whatever there
exists usually tending toward the west.
Formerly the cod and halibut were the meals fishes most taken right here, but with the changed
strategies in the fishery (as the growth of the otter-trawl fleet) as well as a changed style in our
public the haddock catch has become the second most significant in the invoices of minn kota parts
from these waters. The halibut fishery stands third in the list. Other bottom part feeders happen in
less numbers, the pollock and the cusk perhaps being next to be able of relevance, with hake and a
great deal of the various flatfishes in the otter trawls. These latter are marketed as sole.
Noting the little bit of haddock inside the fares taken from these seas in former years, the writer
asked a variety of old-time fishermen as to its abundance in the past. The respond was normally yes
and Oh, there are always haddock there; at times they bothered us a lot." Then, noting my surprise
at so putting it, "You know, the haddock isn't much like a salt species of fish."
Not so valuable proportionately, though it will be noted that in 1923 the haddock catch here was an
excellent second to the cod catch in poundage. In the otter-trawl catch from this ground it will
probably be noted that the positions of the two species are reversed. These steamers certainly get
more than 2 pounds of haddock to 1 of cod on other overseas grounds--maybe the result of
functioning in the shoaler waters and so on the easier bottom due to difficulty of dragging on the
rocky and kelp-covered soil, which the cod seems to favor, as a rule. Nevertheless the bottom on the
Western Banking institution is of the nature as to offer very little obstruction towards the passage of
the net, to ensure that virtually all aspects of it may be fished by this technique; and this, included in
the acknowledged movements of your cod colleges makes it probable at a number of seasons of year
to catch a greater proportion of this species when it is so wanted.
Haddock are found in regards to the bars at both stops of the tropical island in Mar and from that
time to around June 1 in from 15 to 22 fathoms. They are also abundant 18 kilometers W. from the
Northwest Lighting at the identical seasons as well as at 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
remainder of the year (except for the chillier months, if they have moved away into deeper water)
they might be found all around the bank on sandy underside in 28 to 30 fathoms, where most of the
ray trawl sportfishing is carried on.
You will discover a good cod school every year on the comparatively level bottom along the western
and southwestern edges of the floor in 70 fathoms and more from Feb . 1 to May 1, and in most
years a certain amount of this types is taken on this area. In May this school appears to have moved
on to a piece of underside about 20 miles extended lying SW. from the Northwest Light and getting
depths averaging 27 fathoms. With fair fishing for cod on the European Bank while in most of the
year, they seem to be most abundant from your first of March to June. Apparently this species
sessions this terrain in considerable numbers in the spawning season, though the winter months
school here appears to be small compared to that on Georges. In the wintertime the cod are mainly
found upon the western area of the bank, stepping into the shoaler waters to Sable Isle as the
springtime advances (while in March and April), the "Bend" from the island and also the
neighborhood of your bars in 2 to 4 fathoms, where they could be seen getting the hook or can be
"jigged." being favorite grounds. The earth lying W. from the Northwest on, about and Light the
North west Bar (18 miles W, from the gentle), is a favored cod terrain in June and might. The shoal
water across the rocky base WNW through the Northwest Light-weight furnishes great cod sport
fishing from June 10 to July 1. This piece begins just away from 3-mile extend of breakers running
outside the land and extends overseas in a generally westerly course to 24 fathoms. Significantly
hand-lining is completed here.
Within the shoal normal water, in Apr and May, the minn kota elements seem to be feeding on the
"lant," (Ammodytes americanus). It is said that this minn kota components taken at the base close to
the tropical isle are small compared to those discovered farther western side. The shoal water of the
northern shore of the island is said to possess good cod grounds and favorite locations for "dory
palm-liner." The cod colleges seem to get there on the Northern Peak (SE. from the Northeast Light
40 miles to SE ? S. from identical point 28 miles) at the end of March along with the first of April,
moving N. and W. towards the island. The cod of Sable Tropical island are reported to be fine,
business minn kota pieces, perhaps because of the abundance in the "reddish clams" (bank clams)
on these grounds.
The cod and haddock fishery is carried on by American and Canadian cruising vessels and otter
trawlers, progressively more English and French vessels of the second option class performing the
fishery of this ground each year.
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virtually all the year at depths varying using the seasons. This, with The Gully and Quereau--in fact,
all one bit of ground--stands second just to the Huge Bank On its own, as a halibut bank. The most
effective fishing here for halibut is found from January to October. There are numerous places on
and about the lender that the halibut seems to prefer, as the Peak of Pike, 85 a long way W. by S. in
the Northwest Gentle 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 along the edge of this bank, beyond the Northeast Peak (40 kilometers SE. in the
Northeast Light-weight), into the Gully and around the The southern part of Prong of Quereau for
the Middle Prong. Apparently they leave this piece of base in July. Often the minn kota parts are
close to the isle in the spring, where the water is very shoal that they may be seen utilizing the bait
or playing with the hook before taking. InApr and May, and June a good halibut ground is within 18
fathoms 24 kilometers WNW. from Sable Tropical island.
The Western Bank seems to be a good giving ground for cod and halibut because it abounds in
shellfish and crustaceans, as well as at certain time periods there are many smaller species of
species of fish after it, like the lant and herring, where these kinds and the haddock, also, especially
prey. Plenty of swordfish is taken within August and September, mainly by American vessels.
Banquereau. Split up from the American Bank from the Gully, this has a very unnatural form--the
primary bank around rectangular, having a narrow westerly extension of comparatively typical form.
Its length, E. and W., is about 120 miles, its greatest width about 47 miles, as well as its total place
about 2,800 miles.
The primary portion of the lender lies among 44? 45 and 04'? 01' north latitude and 67? 10' and 59?
00' west longitude, and also the western prolongation lies among 44? 44 and 24'? 42' north latitude
and 69? 80 and 00'? 05' to the west longitude. North of Banquereau lies Artimon, distant 3 miles,
and Misaine, faraway from 2 to 15 miles in line with the places from where measurements are taken.
If any current, the currents allow me to share of different force, a lot influenced by the wind, in
order that several days of strong tides may be then intervals when there is little.
In the eastern a part of Quereau is an area of shoal ground called the Rocky Bottom part, having a
range of about 18 fathoms; someplace else depths work from 18 to 50 fathoms. You will find
scattered areas of fine sand and pea gravel, even though most of the time the bottom is rocky.
Cod and halibut are the main food fishes haddock, hake and brought and cusk being taken in small
numbers. The Difficult Bottom, a shoal floor of 20 to 25 fathom depths on the eastern part, was
much resorted to by dory handliners in summer time. Occasional great fares are taken to the
western, even though the cod are most plentiful around the eastern portion of the bank. The very
best cod sport fishing with this bank is from May until finally September, if the schools gather to
feed after the lant, squid, crustaceans, and shellfish, then quite abundant.
Halibut are found on this page all the 12 months off the sides in 100 to 400 fathoms. Some of these
might be minn kota pieces in migration northward, though apparently they are reproduction and
giving grounds just for this species, and it is not uncommon for a institution to remain for weeks and
also months in a single locality.
The principal halibut reasons are across the southern and eastern borders of your bank--the
Southwest Prong and the South west Cove (in approximately 44? N. lat. and between 58? 58 and
30'? 55' W. long), the Middle Prong (44? 14' N. lat. and 58? W. long.), and also 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 an extremely rich development ofgorgonians and corals, sea anemones, etc. Engine
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deteriorating hoses.The Eastern Slope has an abundance of bank clams in depths of 25 fathoms.
These beds are great hand-line grounds for cod. The halibut, too, feeds to a significant extent with
these reddish clams.
The Stone Fencing off the eastern slope of Quereau is definitely a rocky component of ground full of
"shrubs" (corals) in 250 fathoms. This is an excellent halibut floor although it is nearly impossible to
haul the gear yourself and the usage of the "gurdy" (a curler turned by way of a fastened and crank
to the dory's bow for winding the trawl) gets necessary. Occasional 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
Bank. It runs in an WNW. and an ESE. direction northern of Sable Island, switching somewhat
unexpectedly S. at its eastern end and continuing straight down between the eastern end of Western
Lender and the Southwest Prong of Banquereau. The full length is approximately 80 a long way, the
greatest size about 20 miles. Depths range from 68 to 145 fathoms spanning a bottom of rocks, pea
gravel and sand and soil. The difficult and gravelly portions type several ridges separated by areas of
better materials, besides in the eastern section, in which the intervals among are mostly covered by
pebbles and sharp stones. Ocean currents are generally westerly, of varying strength, significantly
affected by the easterly wind.
The Gully is a very important halibut floor. The halibut are not present in great numbers all over the
terrain, perhaps the very best of the sportfishing being on the difficult and gravelly ski slopes and
ridges included in between the meridians of 69? and 80? western side longitude. This rocky
underside is rich in food, along with the lant and herring tend to be plentiful here in their time of
year. In the spring the halibut are most often especially several in the northern and northwestern
elements of the bank, afterwards, in June and July, moving even farther out. Some, are found within
winter. It does not seem to be of regular event; and evidently there are hardly any haddock in this
article, probably due to depth of the water and also the nature of your bottom, even though the cod
is oftentimes found in The Gully in 60 to 90 fathoms.
Artimon Bank. Posseses an area of some 120 square miles having a bottom of gravel and rocksrocks
and depths of 38 to 50 fathoms. It is actually but little known because of the propensity of the
anglers to use the larger grounds close at hand. Cod are known to be present on this page, however.
Your budget lies N. of the eastern part of Quereau, separated as a result by a slim, deep-water
station.
Misaine Financial institution. In general the banks are separated by some 20 mls of deep water,
despite the fact that lies N. of the american two-thirds of Quereau, at one position very around. Its
finest length is 80 kilometers and its finest 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 several
years, even though it is not of much importance as a minn kota parts terrain.
Canso Banking institution. A long, slim extension of Misaine Lender, lying in a E, and W. direction;
its length is 45 miles as well as its greatest thickness 13 a long way, its region being about 425 sq
miles. Depths range from 30 to 65 fathoms more than a bottom of sand, with spots of gravel and
pebbles. It is far from of much value as a minn kota parts ground, especially as judged through it
through the American fleet, though a lot more fished by vessels from Nova Scotia; perhaps it is
overshadowed by the presence of its larger neighbours, Western and Quereau Banking companies,
with which reasons it forms virtually one particular piece of base, only filter, deep-water channels
separating them. These larger reasons are intensely fished equally by Us vessels and also by those
from Nova Scotia ports as well as by French and British otter trawlers.
The figures given right here and someplace else in this particular report are taken from the
published bulletins of the United States Bureau of Fisheries, and include only the landings of vessels
of 5 plenty net, or older, at the ports of Boston and Glouscester, Mass., and Portland, Me.
[Kitchen table 5--Sportfishing grounds from the offshore Northern Atlantic, displaying the principal
species taken after them]
[Footnote 16: "Pedro Reinel, a Portuguese pilot of much fame" (Herrera) made a map in 1505
displaying Sable Tropical island, dreaded and scary by all fishermen even in those days, where he
named it "Santa Cruz." Jacamo Gastaldi, an Italian cartographer, in 1548 shows it "Isolla de World."
Sir Humphrey Gilbert or his historian, states that the Portuguese had created an interesting
settlement here for shipwrecked mariners. This, "With intelligence we had of the Portugal who was
himself existing when the Portugals, above thirty years previous (thus before 1551) performed put
with the island tidy and swine to particular breed of dog, which were given that exceedingly
multiplied."]
TABLES OF CATCH
[Table 6--Distance from Boston or Gloucester, Volume., to the center of certain of your more
important overseas banks]
[Kitchen table 7--Range from Portland, Me., to the center of a number of of the more important
offshore financial institutions]
[Table 8--Landings by fishing vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from inner
or shore grounds, 1927]
[Table 9--Landings by minn kota elements vessels at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland,
Me., from the exterior grounds of your Gulf of Maine, 1927]
[Table 10--Landings by minn kota parts vessels at Boston and Gloucester, Mass., and Portland, Me.,
from the angling grounds of the Georges Bank location, 1927]
[Table 11--Landings by the otter-trawl fleet at Gloucester and Boston, Mass., and Portland, Me., from
the minn kota parts grounds of the Georges Bank area, 1927]