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law by this means. In other States short lobsters are very often 

 removed from the shell or broken up, either before or after cooking, 

 and because it is then impossible to tell whether they are illegal or 

 not, they are sold in the evasion of the law. In order to conform with 

 other states, and to prevent any chance of this occurring in our State, 

 your Commission recommends the passage of a law regulating the 

 sale of lobster meat. 



USE OF LOBSTERS FOR BAIT. 



The prevention of detection by mutilating lobsters is further 

 attempted by the use of lobsters for bait. In view of the continual 

 decrease in the lobster supply it has been thought advisable to pre- 

 vent the use of lobsters for fishing. 



PERMITS TO BUOY POTS. 



That the pots may be more easily inspected it is necessary that 

 they should be plainly and separately buoyed. There are, however, 

 certain localities in which the tide runs strongly, or where other 

 natural conditions make it impracticable to separately buoy each 

 pot. Your Commission desires the privilege of granting a permit to 

 buoy such pots in some other manner. 



ENURING OF FINES. 



Your Commission would recommend that the fines resulting from 

 convictions under the lobster law should be turned over to the State 

 Treasurer. 



LAWS RELATING TO GENERAL FISHERIES. 



STATISTICS RELATING TO THE FISHERIES. 



In order to obtain satisfactory data in regard to the various 

 branches of the fisheries, your Commission would request that a law 

 similar to that in force in Massachusetts and Connecticut should be 



