242 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



Harbor au Bouche, Xova Scotia, August 16. — " One buudred 

 sail of seiners are now near West Cai)e, taking some mackerel. The 

 schools are small and often mixed with herring. The present prospect 

 favors a light fall catch in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. During the 

 past two weeks the weather has been line, and by hard work some ves- 

 sels have done well. Many vessels here five or six weeks have not half 

 a trip. Soon we may expect rough weather, and many vessels will no 

 doubt return with slim fares." 



Bay of Chaleurs, August IG. — "No seiners from the United 

 States in this bay, or allowed here. A large fleet last week, between 

 Pigeon Hill and Miscou Point; they took some mackerel. Traps in 

 Chaleurs Bay are doing little, taking I'rom 2 to 5 barrels a day each. 

 Mackerel keep wide out from the shore; none hooked for two weeks." 



SouRis, Prince Edward Island, August 1G. — "Weather stormy; 

 seiners from the United States have had no catch for two weeks; mack- 

 erel are close in shore and very wild; boat fishermen not doing much ; 

 l)rices are so low thej^ are leaving the shore." 



New London, Prince Edward Island, August 16. — "No catch 

 of mackerel the past week; the weather has been very bad ; a gale 

 every day." 



TiGNisH, Prince Edward Island, August IG. — " Weather has 

 been stormy most of the past week; few mackerel seen schooling or 

 caught; not one vessel out of twenty has taken any fish ; no catch bj' 

 sliore hookers, as fish do not bite ; prospect is poor." 



Malpeque, Prince Edward Island, August 18. — "Forty three 

 sail of seiners are now detained here by high winds ; they report mack- 

 erel scarce and wild." 



Georgetown, Pkince Edward Island, August 18. — " The boat 

 fisherjuen about here ha\e had no catch to date; of late, seiners have 

 hail a light catch, and the present prospect is poor; most of the fleet 

 of seiners are at West Cape and North Cai)e." 



New London, Prince Edwakd Island, August 20. — "Weather is 

 unsettled much of the time ; too rough to fish ; sixty sail of seiners now 

 in here for shelter." 



Port Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, August 2:3 — "Oiu' Iniiidred and 

 seventy- three ma(;kerel seiners now in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence^ iVom 

 the United States, and forty- five sail from provincial ports." 



Grand Aunce, New Brunswick, August 21.— "Mackerel of large 

 size are now schooling heavy in Bay of Chaleurs. One trap salted 200 

 barrels the past week. Present prospect is favorable, as fish are plen- 

 tiful and of good size." 



Malpeque, Pijince Edward Island, August 2G.— "For the past 

 three days one hundred and twenty sail of seiners have been in this port, 

 detained by a strong east wind. No catch of maolcevQl siuce the 19th. 

 Remainder of the fleet are at West Cape." 



