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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION 1881.
Cod-fishing with gill-nets in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts
I had a letter from Mr. Clark saying that Major Ferguson wanted to know if he could get some cod spawn. I don't think we can get any this winter. The reason is, that there are no hand-line fishermen. All the fish are now caught with nets and trawls, which are set over night and hauled in the morning. There is therefore no chance to get spawn from live fish. The fish are scarce. The prospect in Ipswich Bay is better for net-fishing than it was last month. Boat Eva May caught 7,000 pounds in two nights with twenty-four nets. That is better. The boats that put their nets ashore have taken them on board again. Theyare going to try their luck again. They don't catch any fish on trawls. They find nets better in the winter than trawls. Seventy thousand pounds of cod have been caught in nets during the past fortnight. This is more than they caught ashore on all the trawls they had set. Gloucester, Massachusetts, February 1, 1882. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |