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THE MIGRATION AND CONSERVATION OF SALMON 



the Margaree coast, increases the catch of 

 salmon by the coastal nets, as soon as the 

 water becomes calm. In the zone of influ- 

 ence of the St. John River water in the Bay 

 of Fundy, a southwest wind will concen- 

 trate the salmon toward the river mouth, 



as in the record catch of 713 salmon made 

 there on July 30, 1935, of which 531 were 

 taken by the Lorneville boats operating 

 just outside the mouth of the harbor. That 

 some condition such as current effects large 

 scale movements of the salmon in the sea is 

 T 



Fig. 5. Comparison of distant recaptures of salmon liberated at spawning time in 1930 with 



THOSE liberated FROM 1921 TO 1924, FOR THE MiRAMICHI RiVER, NeW BRUNSWICK, THE MORELL ElVER, 



Prince Edward Island, the Philip River, Nova Scotia, and the Margaree River, Cape Breton 

 Island. Approximately equal numbers were liberated in each period. 



