FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 95 



EODS. 



42809. Eight-piece ash and huieewood trunk rod, with h()lk)w butt and 



Geruian-silvor luountings. V. S. Fish Couiniission. (C. B. jS^ M.) 



42810. Eight-piece ash and hiiicewood trunk rod, Germau-silver, capped 



ferules. U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 



DISGOKGERS. 



32717. Halil)ut "gob-stick.'' Philip Merchant, Gloucester, Mass. 



V. NETS. 



17. Entangling-nets. 

 MESHIXG-XETS (entiiiigUng iii meshes). 



X Drift-nets. 

 t Those drifting across the tide. 

 Shad gill-nets used in Southern liveis. 



2G126. Model of shad gill-net. American Net and Twine Company, Boston 

 and New York. 



Used in rivers of the Atlantic coast. 



These nets are knit of linen thread (22-.")0, 3-cord, and 20-60, 2 cord). 

 They range in length from .'30 to 200 fathoms, and in depth from 25 to 90 

 meshes, 4f to 5 inch mesh. They are used exclusively as drift-nets. 

 . On the Connecticut Eiver about 4,000 pounds of this netting are used 

 annually. The average weight of a net is 30 to 40 pounds, its depth 4') 

 to 50 meshes, 5^ to SJ- Inches. 



On the Hudson River about 7,500 pounds are uuuually used, line-threads 

 (50-75, 2-cord), 100 to 200 fathoms in length, and from 50 to 90 nu'shes in 

 depth, 4f to 5 inch, weight from 15 to 30 pounds to the net. 



In the Delaware, Potomac, and Chesapeake 20,000 pounds are used, from 

 30 to (30 meshes in depth, and ."ji (30 to 40, 2-cord) length, 75 to 100 

 fathoms. 



In the rivers of North Carolina nets are nuide from coarse twine (22-35, 

 3-cord, and 20-35, 2-cord) 25 to 40 meshes in depth, 5-5^ guage. Their 

 length is about 100 yards. About 25,000 pounds are used annually. 



In the rivers of South Carolina the twine is slightly finer than in North 

 Carolina (25-35, 3-cord), 25 to 60 meshes deep, the size otherwise about 

 the same. 1,500 pounds are used annually. 



In Georgia and Florida about 6,000 pounds are used. This netting is 

 knit from linen thread (30-40, 3-cord, and 2.5-35, 2-cord) 40 to CO meshes 

 in depth ; 4f to 5^ mesh. About IH to 24 i)ounds are used in a net ; its 

 length 101) yards. (A. A. French.) 



Series of samples of gill-netting. American Xet and Twine Coni' 

 pauy, Boston and [N^ew York : 



26848. Depth 15 meshes, size of mesh 1^ inch, No. 20 (3) thread. 



26849. " 35 " " 2^ " " 40(2) " 



26850. " 100 " " 2i " " 25(3) " 



