168 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



The following is a report of the fish received here during January, 

 1883: George's cod, 811,000 pounds; George's halibut, 111,200 pounds; 

 cod from Le Have Bank, 35,000 pounds; halibut from Le Have Bank, 

 13,000 pounds; halibut from Grand Banks, 109,500 pounds; shore bod 

 'caught in gill-nets. 121,000 pounds; herring from Grand Manan, 1,198,000 

 in number; herring from Newfoundland, 2,180,000 in number: haddock 

 from George's Bank, 085,000 pounds ; hake imported from British Prov- 

 inces, 950 quintals. 



Gloucester, Mass., February 2, 1883. 



The George's vessels are doing well, as a school of large cod came on 

 the bank early in the winter. In past years the middle of February 

 was about the time when the winter school came on George's Bank; 

 but this winter they came in January, and with them came a large 

 school of haddock. There is a good school of halibut for this season. 

 There were nine sail in from George's on Monday, averaging 15,000 

 pounds salt cod and 1,000 pounds halibut; this is a good showing work 

 for hand-line fishing. These fish are caught on the eastern part of 

 George's, in from 10 to 60 fathoms of water, on hard bottom. The cod 

 fishermen on George's Bank complain that the haddock fishermen in- 

 jure the cod fishing. When the cod fishermen are at anchor and suc- 

 ceeding, if the haddock fishers set their trawls near by this frightens 

 away the cod. Besides, the haddock gear is of small size, and if a large 

 cod gets on a trawl the fishes break the snood gear and leave the hook 

 in the fish; and so the fish dies and lies on the bottom. And then the 

 haddock catchers dress their fish on the bank and throw the gurry over- 

 board, and this drives the cod away. 



Gloucester, Mass., February 0, 1883. 



The vessels fishing on George's are doing well. There have been 10 

 arrivals from George's during the last week, with an average of 20,000 

 pounds cod and 3,000 pounds halibut to a vessel. The cod are split and 

 salted on board the vessel and sell here at !£ cents a pound: halibut 

 have sold all the week for 12 cents a pound. The halibut catchers have 

 done poorly; 2 arrived this week with 20,000 pounds each, after having 

 been gone from home six weeks. The haddock vessels have been for- 

 tunate during the past week. Some of the vessels had 75,000 pounds, 

 after two days' fishing on George's; one vessel stocked $2,100 in two 

 days' fishing. Five vessels arrived with herring; four from Grand 

 Manan, one from Newfoundland. 1.295,000 herring were brought in 

 this week. There is no lack of bait. 



Gloucester, Mass, February 24, 1883. 



The report of fish landed at Gloucester during the month of February 

 is as follows : George's cod, 1,124,000 pounds; George's, halibut, 181,900 

 pounds; Western Bank cod, 110,000 pounds; Western Bank halibut, 

 37,000 pounds; shore fish caught in nets, 18,000 pounds; Grand Banks 



