FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 99 



HOOP-NETS. 



Landing-uets — Continued. 



25639. Braided silk landing-uet. Bradford &, Anthouy, Boston, Mass. 

 658. Dip-uet. Used iu the capture of the oiilaclian (Osmerus jyacificvs). 

 Northwest coast of America. G. Gibbs. 

 21725. Dip-uet. Used by McCloud River Indians iu fishing in small streams. 

 Shasta County, Cal. Livingston Stone. 



39199. Short-handled landing-net for trout. U. S. Fish Commission. (C^ 



B. &M.) 



39200. Landing net for trout and other fish. For use from a boat. U. S. 



Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 



39201. Landing-uet, with folding ring and bamboo-tijj case handle. U. S. 



Fish Commission. (C. B. & M. ) 



Baited hoop-net : 

 Crab-nets. 



26801. Crab-nets. American Net and Twine Company, Boston and New 

 York. 



32710. Open cunner-net for Tautogolabrus. Gloucester, Mass. G. B. Goode. 



32711. Folding cunner-net. " " 



TRAILING-NETS. 



Trawls : 



Beam-trawl. 



327fJ0. Model of beam-trawl. Made by J. G. Adam. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Dredges : 



Rake-dredge. 



31792. Model of oyster-dredge and hoisting apparatus. Baltimore, C. S. 



Belbin. 

 26140. Four brown dredge-nets for oyster-dredges, &c. American Net and 



Twine Company, Boston and New York. 



Towing-nets : 



Surface tow-nets. 



2.5228. Towiug-net frame. U. S. Fish Commission. 



FOLDING OE JERK NETS. 



Purse-nets : 



Mackerel and menhaden purse-seines. 



39366. Purse-seine, 165 fathoms long, 10 fathoms or 500 meshes deep, SJ- 

 inch mesh. Made of No. 10 twine. George Merchant, Gloucester, 

 Mass. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 26120. Model of luirse-seine. American Net and Twine Company, Boston, 

 Mass. 

 These purse-seines range in length from 120 to 220 fathoms, and from 500 

 to 1,000 meshes in depthj reaching the depth of 20 to 30 fathoms of water. 

 The average mesh is 2^ iuches. They are made of fine Sea-Island cotton 

 twine, and cost from $750 to §1,500 complete. About 300 are now in use on 

 the coast of North America. The pursing weight varies from 100 to 150 

 pounds. 



